The government has called off the emergency situation in connection with the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Slovakia. It ends on Wednesday from 20.00 h. The ministers decided on this at their meeting on Wednesday.
- The Slovak government has ended the emergency situation related to foot-and-mouth disease.
- Measures have been put in place to stop the spread of the virus between animals.
- Ten million euros were provided to solve the situation.
- Unused funds were transferred to expenses for work related to the illness.
- The crisis broke out after the disease was confirmed on farms in the south of Slovakia.
“The purpose of the declaration of an emergency situation was to create the conditions for the adoption of necessary measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease virus on the territory of the Slovak Republicensuring effective coordination of the activities of the affected entities in the management of rescue works, issuing orders for rescue works and implementing measures to solve this emergency situation, as well as to mitigate its negative consequences,” the Ministry of the Interior clarified.
To deal with the emergency, the government provided funds in the amount of ten million euros. They used this money to pay expenses related to the tasks and measures of civil protection, solving an emergency and taking measures. The total amount of funds that were not used is more than 4.32 million euros. On Wednesday, the government agreed to change the use of these budget funds in the department of the interior to cover personal expenses in connection with the implementation of works during the foot-and-mouth disease.
The government cabinet also took note of the evaluation of the measures taken to solve the crisis situation. Foot-and-mouth disease, or foot-and-mouth disease, is a highly contagious viral disease of animals. It mainly affects cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, but also wild game and other even-toed animals. The first case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed by tests on March 21, 2025 on three farms in the south of Slovakia after more than 50 years. A total of six outbreaks were recorded. How the virus got into the Central European area is still a subject of scientific investigation.
