Opposition Questions Italian Company's Role in Danube Sediment Removal Contract

The Democrats party has raised suspicions about a public tender for removing sediments from the Danube River, questioning why the Slovak Water Management Company (SVP) included an Italian firm in the project consortium. The Democrats, an opposition liberal party, said they do not understand the rationale behind involving the foreign company in the contract. SVP, the state-owned enterprise responsible for managing Slovakia's water resources and infrastructure, rejected the criticism. The Danube sediment removal project is part of ongoing efforts to maintain navigation and flood protection along Slovakia's section of Europe's second-longest river, which forms part of the country's southern border with Hungary.