Slovak Culture Minister's Ally to Head Arts Fund Amid Council Purge

Slovak Culture Minister Martina Šimkovičová dismissed two members of the Fund for the Support of Art council after they refused to support her preferred candidate for fund chief. The dismissed members allege the timing is retaliatory, and the minister's associate Kornaj is now set to take the position as other candidates withdraw. This suggests political interference in cultural funding, raising concerns about institutional independence.