The new Slovak prime minister Fico and his extreme right coalition partners are not exactly pro-Roma. Their first test will be on how to deal with the Roma of Telgárt, whose settlement burnt down over the summer and who are still housed in tents.

Fico will definitively need the office of the plenipotentiary for Roma communities, as for the first time, it has a large budget under its belt – it will distribute up to 400 million euros from European funds in the next few years, and also has greater powers.

• Rómsky splnomocnenec bude za Fica dôležitejší ako kedykoľvek doteraz, má pod sebou 400 miliónov. In: Dennik. 19.10.2023. https://dennikn.sk/3632372/romsky-splnomocnenec-bude-za-fica-dolezitejsi-ako-kedykolvek-doteraz-ma-pod-sebou-400-milionov/