Opposition PS: Slovakia is losing relations with partners in the EU on which its security depends

Bratislava – Slovakia is losing relations with European partners on whom its security and prosperity depend. This was stated by the chairman of the opposition movement Progressive Slovakia (PS) Michal Šimečka at a press conference on Tuesday, where he criticized the words of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), who strongly objected to the statements of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, TASR reports.

“Germany is our most important partner, and when such words are spoken by the German chancellor, it is a clear signal of what we in PS have been saying for a long time, that Fico’s politics have brought us into absolute isolation, our partners do not understand us and do not trust us, and they perceive us along with Hungary as a problematic state,” Šimečka declared.

He reiterated that European partners are a guarantee for Slovakia’s security and sovereignty, while reminding that no significant Western European statesman wants to meet with Fico anymore. “One thing is to have an opinion, and another thing is to convince European partners and work for Slovakia, because the fact is that he can say anything, but then the other partners will act accordingly, and that has damages on foreign policy, the economy, and Slovakia’s interests,” Šimečka pointed out.

Member of the PS presidium and former foreign minister Ivan Korčok believes that the statements of the German chancellor are serious and could lead to enormous damages.

“A significant investor, a trading partner, a key EU country does not trust us. It does not trust us because it sees what the current government is doing, it sees how the prime minister is leaving the European table for Moscow,” Korčok added. According to him, Slovakia would not become a member of the EU under the current governance and foreign policy.

Vice-chairwoman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Committee for European Affairs Beáta Jurík (PS) criticized Fico’s stance on sanctions against Russia. She stated that the previous sanction packages did not have a negative impact on the Slovak economy, but in the last, the seventeenth, she believes there was a lack of clear analysis, and therefore she asks Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár to explain the government’s stance on the upcoming eighteenth package, which Slovakia allegedly wants to veto together with Hungary. Blanár is expected to report to the parliamentary committee for European affairs on Wednesday (May 28) morning.

Fico on Tuesday, during a visit to Armenia, strongly objected to the statements of Chancellor Merz, according to whom Germany is considering the possibility of proposing in Brussels to withdraw EU funds from Slovakia if it continues to deviate from the common direction of the Union. (May 27)

“Germany is our most important partner, and when such words are spoken by the German chancellor, it is a clear signal of what we in PS have been saying for a long time, that Fico’s politics have brought us into absolute isolation, our partners do not understand us and do not trust us, and they perceive us along with Hungary as a problematic state.” Michal Šimečka.