Zdechovský: V OLAFE vznikol špeciálny tím, ktorý sa venuje podvodom na Slovensku. To nie je štandard

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Tomáš Zdechovský reveals OLAF formed a special team to investigate fraud in Slovakia, a non-standard move signaling severe corruption.

The episode features an interview with Tomáš Zdechovský, a Czech Member of the European Parliament from the KDU-ČSL and European People's Party. Host Braňo Závodský opens with questions about Eurofunds misuse in Slovakia and the European Parliament's reaction. Zdechovský starts by condemning recent raids on Slovak anti-corruption investigators, known as the Churilovci or NAKA investigators, linking them to the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak. He explains his long involvement since 2014, working with these investigators on large fraud files. Zdechovský describes receiving 35,000 death threats from Slovakia, leading to police protection for his family. He criticizes the Slovak police for inaction, citing the case of former anti-corruption head Zuzana Šubová. The discussion shifts to Eurofunds fraud, with Zdechovský noting over 500 suspected cases in Slovakia, including IT orders and consultancy tenders. He mentions that OLAF, the EU's anti-fraud office, has a special team for Slovakia, reactivated after being dissolved in 2019. Zdechovský provides specific fraud examples, such as a tractor receiving subsidies for eight tractors and invisible sewage systems. He addresses the PPA (Slovak Agricultural Paying Agency) paying subsidies despite suspicions, like the Fafokan case involving fake documents. Zdechovský discusses Slovakia's role in VAT carousel fraud, where it acts as a transit point for money laundering. He warns that the European Commission's rule-of-law report will be critical for Slovakia, potentially driving away investors. The episode concludes with Zdechovský expressing concern that Slovakia is losing its economic edge and heading toward a Hungarian-style decline.

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