Eastern Slovakia Regions Secure Access to €28 Billion EU Investment Fund

The regions of eastern Slovakia have secured guaranteed access to EastInvest, a €28 billion European Union investment instrument, following diplomatic outreach by regional authorities. The Prešov Self-Governing Region (PSK) and the Košice Self-Governing Region (KSK) — the two administrative regions that together make up eastern Slovakia — initiated talks in Brussels to ensure the area's inclusion in the fund. EastInvest is an EU financial mechanism designed to channel large-scale investment into underdeveloped or strategically important parts of Europe. Eastern Slovakia has historically lagged behind the country's more prosperous western regions in terms of economic development and infrastructure, making access to major EU funding instruments a key political and economic priority for local authorities. Securing a guaranteed stake in the €28 billion fund represents a significant step toward narrowing that regional development gap and attracting investment to one of the European Union's less affluent areas.