* BNS and Cartel Alfa are asking the government not to do privatizations involving controlling interests

The unionists of the National Union Block (BNS) and Cartel Alfa complained to the IMF, the European Commission and the World Bank that the process for the selection of professional managers in state owned companies is flawed, because it is politicized.

Ion Pisc, the prime vice-president of the BNS, said: "The appointment of the professional managers is a process which we have supported in order to depoliticize the state owned companies. Except, that is precisely what is not happening. The government continues to get involved in the appointment of the Boards of Directors and of the managers. In order for this process to be depoliticized, professional management needs to be selected exclusively based on the human resources company, based on criteria set by the government. Or, at the moment, the government is the one that selects the resumes out of those shortlisted by the human resources company".

He mentioned "Complexul Energetic Oltenia" as an example: "The head-hunting firm collected 30 resumes, shortlisted ten, and the coordination committee made up of representatives of the government picked five. None of those have any expertise in the area and are politically appointed. With the exception of Constantin Bălăşoiu, who has a lengthy experience in the system and in the management of thermoelectric units, the other members selected for the Supervisory Board are people who are politically appointed, without any connection to the energy industry - such as Marian Untescu, Gheorghe Udrişte, Gavril Baican".

In a communiqué, the representatives of the National Union Block and those of Cartel ALFA" claim that, when it comes to private management in state-owned companies, they have warned the major international institutions about the fact that "th