
Bratislava – Opposition MPs from the Slovakia movement held a press conference on Wednesday, stating that Eurofund subsidies, distributed through the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA), have been misallocated to accommodation facilities that do not align with their intended use. They emphasized the need to lodge a complaint with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) regarding the alleged misconduct of government officials, as reported by TASR.
The MPs noted that these funds from the European Union were clearly misused.
Veronika Remišová, an opposition MP and former Minister for Investments and Regional Development, brought attention to the issue and announced her intention to file a complaint with the European Commission.
“There is a convoluted system of subsidies benefiting individuals connected to PPA officials. Is this really how European funds designated for tourism development are utilized? Accommodation facilities masquerading as guesthouses that are essentially private homes? This is a scandal and a violation of European law,” Remišová declared.
The opposition highlighted specific cases, such as a villa in Limbach that received €200,000 in agricultural subsidies. Although intended to function as a guesthouse, it is currently used for private purposes, the lawmakers asserted.
Furthermore, former Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (Slovakia movement, KÚ, For the People) noted that the daughter of a PPA employee received €150,000 for the construction of a quasi-guesthouse, which is now being utilized as a private residence. “We could uncover many similar instances across Slovakia,” he stated, urging citizens to report any suspected misuse of subsidies by “local elites,” emphasizing that “these practices should not occur in Slovakia.”
Juraj Novocký, a member of the EPPO and European prosecutor for Slovakia, pointed out in an interview with the Euractiv portal on April 16 that following personnel changes at the PPA after the last parliamentary elections, both the quality and quantity of criminal complaints submitted by the agency to the EPPO have noticeably declined. (April 23)













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