EU pressure grows over Slovakia rule-of-law concerns and possible fund freeze
MEPs are urging the European Commission to consider freezing EU funds for Slovakia over concerns about possible misuse of money and weakening anti-corruption safeguards under Robert Fico's government.The call follows criticism of what lawmakers and campaigners describe as the dismantling of Slovak anti-corruption agencies, along with legal changes that they say have allowed some people convicted of corruption to walk free.The European Parliament urged the Commission last week to consider using the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism.The concern is that EU money may no longer be adequately protected if institutions meant to guard against fraud and corruption are weakened.One MEP involved in... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 07 May 2026 14:30 LONDON
