Fico sharply responded to the European Commission's criticism of the reforms announced by his government
Kyiv • UNN
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has defended his criminal law reforms against EU criticism, especially the elimination of the Special Prosecutor's Office, citing human rights concerns. The EU warns that these reforms could jeopardize the protection of EU funds.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico criticized EU Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders, who called on Bratislava to abandon radical changes in criminal law. This was reported by UNN with reference to Euractiv.
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Fico reacted sharply to the criticism of the European Commission, which negatively assessed his government's reform project. The prime minister also proposes to eliminate the Special Prosecutor's Office.
It is a pity that the Commissioner did not deliberately specify the reasons why the government is proceeding with the abolition of the Special Prosecutor's Office
According to him, there are dozens of opinions of the Constitutional Court on human rights violations and Rijnders was informed about them.
I will not comment now on his motives for concealing these serious facts,
In addition, Fico criticized Slovak opposition MEPs who are dissatisfied with his reform plan. The prime minister called them "Slovak rats in the European Parliament" and emphasized that they are seeking to harm Slovakia.
To recap
The EU is concerned about the Slovak government's decision to reform criminal law, in particular, to abolish the Special Prosecutor's Office, which oversees high-profile corruption cases.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has expressed its concern about these reforms, pointing out that there is a risk that the announced legislative changes could jeopardize the protection of European funds.
