The Ministry of Interior in Slovakia is moving forward with plans to set up a new client center in Rožňava, which could mark the sixth district to rent premises from the Czech real estate company Franco Real Estates, controlled by the Pivoda family. This trend has raised alarms among opposition parties, particularly the Democrats, who have critiqued the financial arrangements as disproportionately favorable to the business while costing the Slovak state millions of euros each year, often under terms that lack fairness for the government.

The debate over the government’s real estate choices intensified when opposition figures highlighted similar arrangements in other towns including Trebišov, Michalovce, Liptovský Mikuláš, and Pezinok, where concerns about the necessity and justification of moving administrative offices have been expressed. It has also come to light that the case in Dunajská Streda is problematic, as the local Ministry of Interior office does not require relocation despite existing contracts with the Czech firm.

As Rožňava prepares to potentially become the next site for such government outsourcing, citizens and political leaders alike are expressing concerns about the lack of transparency in these leasing agreements and the implications they carry for public spending and efficiency in local governance. The situation reflects broader issues within Slovakia regarding state expenditures on private contracts and raises questions about the effectiveness of governmental decision-making in such arrangements.