The Association of Municipalities and Cities of Slovakia (ZMOS)  and the Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS)  reject the National Employment Project for 17 million euros. This is a government project aimed at marginalized Roma communities. Both ZMOS and SaS believe that it is too much money considering how many people this project will employ.

The project is to be implemented in 140 municipalities and employ 200 members of Roma communities over 30 months, who will complete 39 hours of training in soft skills during these 30 months.

This would amount to almost 3’000 euros per employed person per month. Way over the average salaries in Slovakia.

• SaS aj ZMOS na osobitných tlačovkách kritizovali eurofondový projekt za 17 miliónov eur na vzdelávanie Rómov. In: Dennik N. 29.01.2026. https://e.dennikn.sk/minuta/5105661
• ZMOS a SaS odmietajú 17-miliónový projekt pre Rómov, žiadajú jeho stiahnutie – VIDEO. In: Sita. 29.01.2026. https://sita.sk/zmos-a-sas-odmietaju-17-milionovy-projekt-pre-romov-ziadaju-jeho-stiahnutie-video/