Slovakia Risks Losing Nearly 200 Million Euros from EU Recovery Plan Over Defense Project Suspension

Slovakia faces the potential loss of nearly 200 million euros from the European Union's recovery plan after the Defense Ministry suspended construction of a military hospital in Prešov last week. The warning comes from Progresívne Slovensko (PS), the main opposition liberal party, which highlighted the financial risks associated with halting the project. The military hospital construction was part of Slovakia's National Recovery and Resilience Plan, the country's framework for accessing EU pandemic recovery funds totaling billions of euros. The suspension of such projects can trigger financial penalties and the forfeiture of allocated EU funding if milestones and deadlines are not met according to Brussels' requirements.