Re:Proton Technologies awarded €2M from the EU
by rad_gruchalski on Saturday March 09, 2019 @04:17PM
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I don't get it. Is that EU's fault? It's not like EU is saying "hey, here's €100m, build bicycle paths from nowhere to nowhere". It is your local politicians doing this kind of crap.
Re:Proton Technologies awarded €2M from the EU
by Radim on Saturday March 09, 2019 @05:12PM
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Nobody made a claim to the contrary (or even in agreement; no claim in that direction at all).
You're going on a tangent, off-topic.
Re:Proton Technologies awarded €2M from the EU
by rad_gruchalski on Saturday March 09, 2019 @05:41PM
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Following the rabbit hole.
But at least in Romania (this thread), in my home country CZ, and I suspect in the rest of East Europe, "close cooperation on the municipal level" is a big part of the problem.
If you're interested, here are a few articles about the veritable EU money embezzlement business of bicycle paths (use Google translate). It runs deep, deep into politics:
https://ihned.cz/c1-51748500-cyklostezky-byznys-pro-vyvolene
https://www.lidovky.cz/byznys/statni-pokladna/praha-ma-nejdr... (1700 EUR / metre)
https://prahounakole.cz/2011/03/kauza-cyklostezka-sedlec-dus... (2300 EUR / m)
https://www.idnes.cz/jihlava/zpravy/cyklostezka-havlickuv-br... (3000 EUR / m)
https://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-52527290-cyklolavka-vede-odnikud-... (9000 EUR / m)
https://www.idnes.cz/jihlava/zpravy/cyklostezka-tunel-doprav...
https://www.idnes.cz/hradec-kralove/zpravy/cyklostezka-koste...
etc etc
Do you think the taxpayers, given a choice, would willingly contribute their tax money to such projects? Hence "nonsense".
Also note these projects often go against the wishes of local residents, and cost participation is ≫0% (EU/gvt subsidizes part of the cost + local municipality pays the rest). Which means, the local taxpayers get fucked over twice. Local politicians and their connected businesses profit.