Slovakia received money from the sixth and seventh payments of the Recovery and Resilience Plan totalling €1.243 billion on Tuesday, reported the Office of the Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy.
The sixth payment accounts for over €590 million and the seventh one for more than €652 million. Slovakia has thus obtained more than €5.2 billion from the total allocation amounting to €6.4 billion.
"This is the result of the diligent and persistent work of hundreds of people, and at the same time proof that Slovakia is capable of meeting its commitments for the benefit of its citizens. This €1.2 billion means more modern hospitals, better-equipped schools, and more accessible services for people. We're doing this for people so that they can feel a real improvement in their quality of life," said Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Hlas-SD), who is in charge of the Office for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy.
Measures have already been implemented using the funds received by Slovakia, such as improving access for the disabled in more than 130 secondary schools, support for 148 primary care outpatient clinics, and scholarships for talented students. Other measures reimbursed by the EU include a reform of nursery school financing, the development of shared services centres and the expansion of home nursing care and mobile hospice capacities.
Source: TASR
