The Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities Alexander Daško, who has been in place for 15 months, says that there have been enough concepts and analyses, and that one already knows everything about the living conditions in the communities, now we need to work. He also claims that nothing has been done in the last 30 years. He added that changes will take a long time.

Fact is, fires such as the one in Veľký Šaris will continue to happen, for as long as people have to resort to burning plastic in stoves to heat their homes.

• Plastové fľaše v pieckach sú smutnou realitou kúrenia v osadách. In: Aktuality. 24.03.2025. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/tBI7CxV/plastove-flase-v-pieckach-su-smutnou-realitou-kurenia-v-osadach/