Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Tue, 28 Jul 2026 02:28:51 +0200Slovakia: Dispute over devolution could threaten EU fundshttps://english.radio.cz/slovakia-dispute-over-devolution-could-threaten-eu-funds-8604945© 2026 Radio Prague International Since joining the EU in 2004 the former communist countries of Central Europe have been drawing on EU structural funds to improve infrastsructure, reduce poverty and support agriculture. However in the case of Slovakia there's a risk that some of that money - up to 11 billion euros - may never be allocated. The problem is a dispute over who gets to hold the purse strings - Bratislava or the regions. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/euro07.jpg?timestamp=1591468798 Slovakia: Dispute over devolution could threaten EU funds https://english.radio.cz/slovakia-dispute-over-devolution-could-threaten-eu-funds-8604945 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9