Prague, June 22 (CTK) – Lawmakers from both houses of parliament should not represent state in the boards and managements of state-owned companies under the legislation approved by the Czech government yesterday, Agriculture Minister Marian Jurecka (Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL) has told CTK.
The rule is to be valid even for four years after the lawmakers’ term expires in the legislation that is to curb corruption and cronyism in the filling of posts in state-run companies.
The bill, presented by the Finance Ministry, includes a partial amendment to the conflict of interests law, Jurecka said.
The bill has established the Government Committee for the Selection of Persons to the managing and supervising bodies of legal entities with the state property participation.
The committee is to follow up the Government Committee for Personal Nominations that is already working.
The government committee is to be composed of experts with experience in management companies as well as commercial law, finances and personnel affairs.
The bill also defines the basic principles of the nomination process with a stress on its transparency and objectiveness.
The government committee is not to include any party members.
Under the bill, the proposed persons are to be submitted to the government committee by the relevant minister on the basis of a mandatory search.
The government decided on establishing the three-member Government Committee for Personal Nominations in April 2014.
It is its objective to tighten the rules and criteria for personnel nominations and to enhance the quality of state representatives in state and semi-state companies, Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka (Social Democrats, CSSD) said.
The Czech Republic has the share in state-run companies of various types with the annual turnover of over 563 billion crowns.
In 2013 alone, the companies put up public tenders for over 80 billion crowns.
($1 = 23.923 crowns)
