Expert: Czechia sees EU as an ATM

Czechia is “squeezing” EU funds and wrongfully presents itself as a “poor state”, Czech economist and member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) Petr Zahradník told EURACTIV Czechia, adding that “EU funds are perceived as an ATM to…

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