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Fico: Slovak 'No' to Greece May Storm Financial Markets in Europe
Thursday 17 June 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Brussels, June 17 (TASR) – Slovak Premier Robert Fico told reporters on Thursday in Brussels that all EU leaders have been asking him if it's likely that the emerging centre-right coalition in Slovakia would say 'no' to the loan for Greece, and if the Union's financial mechanism, worth €750 billion, might be really blocked by Slovakia.
Fico said that the EU leaders "simply don't understand" the attitude presented by Slovakia's centre-right parties which have a good chance of forming a new Government. "They don't understand how come that they pretend to be pro-European ... and then, when the moment of truth comes up, they capitalise on it," said Fico after the EU summit.
The premier is convinced that every Slovak politician who is against the EU financial mechanism in question is against Slovakia itself, because the main objective is to support the euro and save people's assets in banks. "I say that, by doing this, they're seriously threatening the interests of Slovakia," said Fico as he warned of the coming risk of possible turbulence on European financial markets, which could be seen if the EU mechanism is blocked.
That's why Fico called on opposition politicians (those involved in talks on forming the centre-right coalition ) to clearly express their stances.
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