Košutić urges institutions and prosecutors to probe audit report on ŽRSM Transport

Dejan Košutić, chairman of the board and general director of ŽRSM Transport AD Skopje, has urged state institutions — including the Public Prosecutor’s Office — to review the findings and recommendations contained in the State Audit Office's final report and to take appropriate action within their legal remit to establish any responsibilities.

Košutić wrote on social media that he expects such steps to secure "institutional accountability, the rule of law and the determination of responsibility".

Audit findings and the company’s future priorities

The State Audit Office published its final audit report on ŽRSM Transport AD Skopje on 3 November 2026. The document documents serious findings about financial instability, poor management and the critical condition of the rolling stock during 2024, and notes that many of those findings relate to the performance of the previous management under the previous government and to inherited conditions.

Košutić also stressed the need to allow company management to focus on operational recovery. He wrote: "At the same time, it is necessary to create conditions for the management of ŽRSM Transport to fully dedicate itself to its primary task – stabilization of operations, financial consolidation, renewal of the rolling stock and implementation of the started reforms for the modernization and development of the Macedonian railway. The past requires responsibility. The future requires work, reforms and results".

Auditors expressed an adverse opinion on the truthfulness of the financial statements and on the compliance of operations with legal requirements. Košutić called on competent bodies to examine those conclusions and, where appropriate, to initiate actions that would clarify accountability and help restore trust in the rail system.

Photo: press material from the event