From March to September of this year, the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) took over three employees from the capital city, including Ana Boljević, the daughter of the director of that supreme monetary institution Radoice Luburić.
The CBCG claims that the employees were hired in accordance with the regulations, that they are professionals, and that there was no conflict of interest during the hiring of the director's daughter, because he is not responsible for human resources-related tasks.
They do not answer, however, which is why they do not announce tenders for systematized positions in accordance with the labor laws and the Central Bank, but take over employees from other state and municipal bodies, without the opportunity to compete in a public tender.
They don't even answer how many total employees they took over in the previous three years from state or local institutions, authorities, institutions...
"Vijesti" previously reported that for years the CBCG has been considered an institution where the children and closest relatives of former and current state officials from politics and the judiciary, as well as other influential people from the business world, are employed.
The CBCG says that on July 19, they concluded an agreement with the Service of the Assembly of the Capital City on the hiring of an employee, with the consent of Boljević, a master of legal sciences with over four years of work experience in human resources management.
"The appointee was assigned to a systematized and vacant position - an independent advisor in the Department for Employee Development in the Human Resources Directorate, with the conditions of the position in terms of education and work experience: higher education in the field of social sciences, at least level VI, two years of work experience , which is the lowest rank in the mentioned organizational unit", according to the CBCG, which is headed by the governor Radoje Žugić.
When asked about a possible conflict of interest, given the fact that her father is a high-ranking head of the CBCG, they answer that she was recommended for the position by "exceptional references".
"Ana Boljević has excellent references for the mentioned position - appropriate higher education, obtained at the Faculty of Law of the University of Montenegro (specialist degree, legal science, with an average grade of 9,83, as well as a master's degree, legal science, with an average grade of 9,37 ). Mr. Ana Boljević has several years of work experience in the field of human resources management in important state institutions (the capital city of Podgorica and the Ministry of the Interior), as well as highly respectable recommendations and evaluations of her work by previous employers. In accordance with the regulations and internal general acts of the Central Bank of Montenegro, the executive director has no competence in the field of human resources management, and accordingly, there was no conflict of interest when taking over the appointee, regardless of their kinship," the CBCG explains.
They emphasize that at the end of October there were 392 employees in the Central Bank, and that a total of 472 jobs were systematized.
"The regulations on the systematization of jobs in the CBCG were last amended on August 9, 2023, with minor legal and technical corrections. Bearing in mind the upcoming very demanding obligations of the CBCG, vacant positions will be filled in accordance with the competences and needs, and with the aim of timely and high-quality execution of the existing and newly established functions of the Central Bank", they reply from that financial institution.
However, they have been silent for almost two weeks on questions about the number of employees taken over in the previous three years from other state and local institutions, authorities, institutions, companies, and why they do not announce public competitions.
Political scientist with experience in the field of public procurement
In addition to Ana Boljević, the CBCG took over two more employees from the Capital City. It is, as they said, about a lawyer Jeli Rakočević, with over 14 years of work experience, who is assigned to the systematized and vacant post of Senior Advisor in the Department of Regulation, Licensing, Approvals and Measures.
At the end of September, the CBCG concluded the Takeover Agreement with the Capital City Aleksandar Pavlićević, a political scientist with eight years of work experience in public procurement.
"The appointee has established an employment relationship in the CBCG on a systematized and vacant position of senior adviser - controller in the Public Procurement Service, in the Directorate for Legal Affairs, with the conditions of the position in terms of education and work experience: higher education in the field of law, in the field of economics , from the field of other social sciences, at least VI level, three years of work experience. The mentioned position was also vacant after the retirement of the employee from that position. The employee was recommended for the said position by several years of work experience as a public procurement officer and passed a professional exam for work in public procurement," the CBCG explains.
According to the Labor Law, a public tender is not announced if the employee is hired on the basis of an employer's agreement, with his consent.
Children of famous parents
"Vijesti" previously wrote about numerous children of officials, employed in the CBCG during the mandate of the current governor Žugić.
The daughter of the former prime minister works in the CBCG Duško Marković, Valentina, but also the two daughters of the former president Filip Vujanović, Tatjana Vujanović Vuksanović i Nina Vujanović.
There is also a daughter Slavoljub Stijepović, former general secretary in the cabinet of the former head of state Milo Đukanović, Dragana Ivanovic.
The son of a member of the Senate of the State Audit Institution is also employed in the CBCG Zoran Jelic, as well as their close relative Philip Resetar.
After completing an internship, the daughter of the former vice-president of the government of the Electoral Trust and MP of Positive Montenegro got a place in the CBCG. Azre Jasavić, Air.
The son of a judge of the Supreme Court works in the CBCG Radojka Nikolic, Marko Nikolic, and the daughter of her colleague Dušanka Radović, Marija Sekulović. The son of a judge of the Constitutional Court is also employed in that banking institution Desanke Lopičić, Janko.
According to available reports on the assets and income of the daughter of a High Court judge Dejan Dragović - Darja Dragović.
According to unofficial information, the daughter of a former member of the CBCG Council is also employed in the CBCG Srđe Božović and judges of the Supreme Court Nataša Božović, Stasha.
"Vijesti" sources claim that many parents, retired employees of the Central Bank, managed to save jobs for their children.
The CBCG says that the expertise of their personnel, "not only according to all exact indicators, but also according to the evaluations of renowned domestic and foreign partners, is at an extremely high level".
"...What is best seen from the personnel structure of this eminent institution, which has 13 PhDs, over 80 masters, while almost all the others (with the exception of auxiliary jobs) have a university degree. This kind of highly skilled staff is capable of responding to all current and future obligations of the Central Bank of Montenegro...", said the CBCG.
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