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have caused the Auditor-General to be unable to audit all public authorities under his auditing
competence.
However, while it is commonly accepted that the audit reports were submitted in a good quality and a
timely manner, their publication seems to have been delayed due to Government interference. Some
members of parliament have expressed concerns that audit reports might have been “corrected” after
Government intervention during the period between submission and publication of reports. There are
also some reports in the media, that on some occasions the Auditor-General was put under pressure by
the Government to soften his findings in audit reports by declaring publicly that the findings “were not
that bad” to minimize their impact. There were some concerns raised that deputy Auditor-Generals may
have been selected for appointment under political influence, which may have a negative impact on the
operations of the Auditor-General. Additional Government interferences in the functioning of the
Auditor-General are manifested by the fact that the Government did not release funds allocated to the
Auditor-General until November 2009, which made it difficult for the Auditor-General to audit the
annual budget of 2008-2009 The Auditor-General is also located in premises, which do not provide the
necessary office space to host all his employees, which puts additional constraints on their
functioning. 435
These circumstances indicate that the Auditor-General will face significant challenges when auditing
Kosovo’s security institutions, especially in the phases of their initial development when many public
procurement activities will be required to make them operational. Lack of Government support and
adequate follow-up in the Assembly of Kosovo may tempt the security institutions to ignore the audit
reports prepared by the Auditor-General, unless there is a sanctions mechanism in place which will
provide the necessary incentives for compliance.
ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENCY
Legislation
The Anti-Corruption Agency (henceforth the “Agency”) is established as an independent institution,
responsible for implementing public policies on combating and preventing corruption in Kosovo. 436 As
an independent institution, it is protected by the Constitution, which guarantees that it can exercise its
435 Interview with Mr. Artan Venhari, KIPRED
436 Law on Anti-Corruption Agency, Article 3.The Law on Anti-Corruption Agency entered into force on 20 February 2010.
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