Landsbyerne i Øst, der bebos af et flertal af romanibefolkningen, forvaltes stadig af en slovakisk elite, der mener, at vejbelysning, vandværker og parker kun tilhører dem.
The villages in the east occupied by a majority of people from the Roma population group are still administered by a Slovakian elite that thinks that street lighting, waterworks and parks are only for themselves.