Rasi: Revision of Slovakia 2021-2027 Programme to Start by End of Year

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) - The Slovakia 2021-2021 programme will undergo a revision that will start by the end of this year, Investment and Regional Development Minister Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) told a news conference following the first meeting of the Government Council for Regional Development and EU Cohesion Policy on Monday, adding that the goal is to meet the requirements of regions and partners regarding the use of EU funds. "Our goal is to make any changes to EU funds and their use in line with the wishes, priorities and needs of regions, partners and people who live in them," said Rasi. The preparation of the EU fund period after 2027 was one of the points on the agenda of the talks. A discussion is currently taking place in the European Commission (EC) in connection with this. According to Rasi, Slovakia is supposed to prepare the outlines, i.e. the priorities for which EU funds will be used. "We'll do it in the course of this year, and we'll also get all the Council members who participated in today's meeting engaged in that," said Rasi. The plan of the government's legislative tasks was discussed at the meeting as well. "So that no legislation is adopted without being offered for comments and communicated at such a platform with all those who may be concerned," said Rasi. The participants in the meeting also touched on the issue of tasks planned in the field of regional development. The aim is to make the least-developed districts a priority. "We don't want to link support to them only to the unemployment rate, but also to, for example, whether a village has built sewerage, water-supply, road network or educational facilities," explained Rasi. ko/df