European Parliament Steps Up Pressure on Slovakia Over Rule-of-Law Concerns
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INTELLINEWSIn a non-binding resolution, the EU Parliament calls on the Commission to freeze financial aid to Slovakia if necessary.
European Parliament Steps Up Pressure on Slovakia Over Rule-of-Law Concerns
The European Parliament has stepped up pressure on Slovakia, adopting a second rule-of-law resolution within a month and warning that the country could ultimately face the suspension of EU funds. The new resolution broadens earlier concerns beyond the management of EU money to include the overall state of democracy, judicial independence, media freedom, NGOs and minority rights. Lawmakers cited continued deterioration since Prime Minister Robert…
In a resolution, they call on the European Commission to take steps to protect the rule of law in Slovakia.
Members of the European Parliament expressed their concern about the decline in democracy and the alleged misappropriation of European funds in Slovakia, in a resolution adopted on Wednesday. ...
The European Parliament increased pressure on Slovakia on Wednesday, approving another resolution against the government of Robert Fico (Smer). In it, MEPs warn of the deterioration of democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights, and again called on the European Commission to consider freezing the use of European funds for Bratislava. The head of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee said that this was the last wa…
The call is not binding on the Commission, but as it is the second such vote in three weeks, pressure for it to act is increasing.
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