The Slovak government is breaking the law by not letting its draft national recovery plan undergo an environmental impact assessment (EIA), said Renew MEP Martin Hojsík.
According to Slovak law – which is based on an EU directive – every strategic document needs to be evaluated for its impact on the environment. This is also the case with the partner agreement – the document on which the spending of EU funds is based.
“I call on the government to launch the EIA process for the Slovak recovery plan without delay so that the April deadline can be met and so that it complies with the law,“ said Hojsík.