The Ministry of Mining and Energy has “categorically denied” allegations regarding its involvement in determining the representativeness of the trade union in the Electric Power Industry of Serbia (EPS), according to a statement issued by the Ministry.
The Ministry clarified that it is not the responsible institution for determining the representativeness of trade unions and that it could not have participated in this process in any way.
“We would like to emphasize that the Ministry has neither wanted nor intends to be part of any conflict between factions within the EPS union. If anyone is aware of any illegal activities involving any employee, whether inside or outside the Ministry, they should report such claims to the appropriate authorities, who are obligated to investigate them,” the statement concluded.
It should be noted that New Economy recently published an audio recording from a meeting of the EPS Kolubara Union Board held in May of the previous year. The recording suggests potential corrupt activities involving the Ministry of Mining and Energy and the union president, Radosav Krsmanović. In the audio, Krsmanović allegedly admits to giving money to someone from the Ministry to secure the union’s representativeness and maintain the current administration in power.
Following the publication of the article, the Ministry responded to inquiries sent earlier and explained that no one from the institution had been involved in determining the representativeness of unions within EPS over the past two and a half years.
