Denmark: An EU-funded Ski Run in a Flat Land | European Journal

The EU has given funds to construct a ski run on the Danish island of Bornholm – even though there’s hardly ever enough snow to use it. This winter the snow groomer has never made it out of the garage.Bornholm is known as the “island of the sun” and is the warmest spot in Scandinavia. It’s also quite flat – its highest elevation is 160 meters. But four years ago that didn’t stop EU officials from approving 50-thousand euros in aid to build a ski run here. Then they provided addition funding for the purchase of ski lifts. Now Brussels has come in for criticism for wasting tax payers’ money.