Leaders of the three French Unions marched the streets of Paris on 27 May, protesting against the privatization of power supply system. Health and power supply belong to nation – was their slogan.

They have forced Minister of Finance to rectify the motion in order to protect the public interest. On the same day, a gathering under the name “Social dialog in Serbia – new beginning” was held in Belgrade, joining together the representatives of the Government and Agency for Privatization who announced new collaboration with the Union people.

Mr. Lorens Clement, one of the organizers, said that the promises in the social dialog in Serbia have been tricked on many occasions. Also, that the representatives of the Government left the gathering after their presentation. The difference between us and the French: they do not look down on social partners and do not undertake (semi)secret actions behind the backs of the employees and Union.

Our privatization is poor and greedy, tastes of war, corruption and party favoritism. Who will untangle the knot of so many individual and joint responsibility, different material and political interest often greased with sticky money? And not only does this include tycoons from our country but the ones who participate in the privatization process as “foreigners” trough their respective aboard companies.

The experience of the Anti- Corruption Council is pointing to the fact that the privatization must be public, and have firm principles. On the contrary, one has improvisations where everyone is innocent and guilty at the same time. The Council gave grounded estimations and suggestions regarding the privatization and discovered many cases of corruption and violation of regulations.

Ministry for Economy and Agency for Privatization accept the supervision and cancellation of such contracts, but it still not clear how is the Government going to solve new problems. Namely, what mechanisms and procedures will it establish in order to defend the public interest and avoid the damage from the cancellation of the contracts as well? Should this fail to happen, our public scene will turn into an arena quivered with passion.

Ms Verica Barac