Several European countries raise concerns about different EU policies and funds

Several Central European countries are voicing issues with different European Union policies. Prague says the EU's plan for stockpiling critical medicines needs to be stronger and is also calling for a five-year pause on the EU's main carbon pricing system.

Separately, Slovakia is being described as a central point for a type of tax fraud within the EU. Meanwhile, Poland's state development bank, BGK, is setting up a new office to manage funds from an EU program called SAFE.