Plzeň fails to tap a third of European funds for City of Culture: watchdog

The city of Plzeň’s European City of Culture events failed to pump around a third of the European funds that could have been used according to a critical report issued by the Czech Republic’s spending watchdog, the Supreme Audit Office. The office said that only 11 out of the originally planned 17 project areas were finally realised. Regional funds amounting to 19.5 billion crowns were earmarked but 6.0 billion crowns were not claimed, the office explained.

Author: Chris Johnstone