First Greece. Now Slovakia.
Slovak officials face allegations of having used European funds to build fake guesthouses that only privileged insiders can stay in.
On paper, the guesthouses were intended to support rural tourism. In reality some have served as luxury villas for officials and their friends — with some even living in them permanently.
The so-called Hacienda case has been in the Slovak spotlight for months, with the opposition calling for answers and accountability and the ruling party trying to ignore it.