Government to Battle Illegal Buildings Across Slovakia, Starting at Velka Domasa

Stropkov, June 26 (TASR) - Illegal buildings surrounding the Velka Domasa water reservoir in eastern Slovakia should be removed by the beginning of 2020 at the latest, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini promised on Tuesday after the Government held an away session in Stropkov (Presov region), Pellegrini said that Transport Minister Laszlo Solymos in cooperation with Justice Minister Gabor Gal (both Most-Hid) should propose by September how the structures will be removed. "The document will serve as a base proposal for procedures for all state organisations, cities, towns and municipalities so that they'll remove illegal buildings elsewhere in Slovakia in line with this model," explained Pellegrini. According to the prime minister, it can't be tolerated when someone puts up a building without a construction permit and then threatens to press charges when it's destroyed by the state or local authorities. zel/df