Sejm commission for state inspections blasts NIK operations as ineffective

Yesterday, Kazimierz Ujazdowski, the head of the commission, said that NIK only lists certain problems discovered during inspections and its reports neither give reasons nor solutions to them. He also added that NIK does not have an overall objective for its work, resulting in accusations that some inspections are conducted for political reasons. NIK head Janusz Wojciechowski stated that NIK is interested only in matters that are of strategic importance for the country. Wojciechowski added that the commission's charges are unjust and groundless since it [the commission] deals with, among others, administrative and economic reforms, estimates the readiness of offices and institutions for entering the European Union (EU) and inspects PHARE fund expenditures. Wojciechowski also said other Sejm commissions have positive estimates of NIK activities. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 3, Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1, 5)