Róbert Špoták considers his appeal as director of the Fund in support of art (FPU) unjustified. It argues that the submission of projects without the opinion of the expert committee would be contrary to the law and the internal regulations of the fund. For TASR, Špoták said this in response to his appeal. The advice has drawn attention to the dubious legitimacy of their decision -making.
“According to the FPU Act (also in the amended version), expert committees are an essential part of the decision -making of funds. Changing the status of expert committees from the decision -making body does not mean the possibility of excluding expert committees from the decision -making process,” He explained Špoták. In his words, the Council may decide otherwise than proposed by the expert committee, but the law assumes the existence of its opinion.
Špoták recalled that no provision of the Fund or internal regulations Act will exclude the possibilities of expert committees from the decision -making process for other FPU authorities. “Even in a situation where the period of 90 working days is not observed to issue a decision to grant funds,” added. According to Špoták, the fulfillment of the deposited order would lead to a violation of the law and the internal regulations of the Fund.
Špoták stated in the opinion that he and the office of the fund did not cause the current delay with the allocation of funds to folklore events. “It was the office that, despite multiple complications, the number of members of the Commission and the election of the Commission has been included in the program for the Council on 27 March. clarified.
Špoták explained that the nominees of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic had repeatedly boycotted meetings of the Council in the previous period. “Of the 15 meetings of the Council, which took place since the amendment to the Fund Act into force, six sessions of the quorum was incapable, namely because of the non -participation of nominees of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic. This is a situation in which the fund has never been since its establishment.” added.
As a result of the amendment to the Act and the internal regulations of the FPU Council, the entire approval process, according to Špoták, has been significantly extended. Slumps in the announcement of challenges, the election of commissions and in the decision -making of funds were known and the Council was regularly informed about them. Therefore, it is not correct to claim that the delay is the responsibility of he or the office of the fund.
Špoták pointed out that since August 2024, the FPU Council has not been in accordance with the law, as its composition is not complete. He recalled that the prosecutor filed a protest against the appointment of some members in April, as they allegedly do not meet the legal conditions. “And one of the members of the Council (I do not have information whether it is still a member) is appointed in direct and obvious contradiction with the law,” noted.
The FPU Council dismissed Špoták for repeated and serious violations of legal and employment obligations. In the resolution on the appeal, she claimed that Špoták did not ensure that Špoták did not ensure that the documentation of projects focused on supporting folklore events did not ensure that Štoták did not ensure. It also did not ensure the proposals of the members of the commissions, thus preventing the decision to decide within the statutory deadline and published the vote of the members of the Council, which is to be non -public.
