Former Culture Minister Says Arts Support Fund Collapsing Amid Reform Failures
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Former culture minister Marek Maďarič from Smer-SD, Slovakia's main opposition social-democratic party, warned that the Arts Support Fund is collapsing. The criticism comes as current officials from the Slovak National Party (SNS), a nationalist party in the ruling coalition, face blame for a failed reform of the fund. Meanwhile, current deputy culture minister Michelko is seeking alternative financing for festivals and magazines. The Arts Support Fund serves as Slovakia's primary mechanism for distributing state funding to cultural projects, festivals, and artistic initiatives across the country.