Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Pico said that several heads of government of EU countries are threatening Bratislava to cut funds in the new EU budget designed to eliminate regional differences and for cohesion policy, which Slovakia opposes cuts in. The reason for this pressure was the country's refusal to support a new loan to Ukraine in the amount of 70 billion euros. Slovakia will sue the European Union for banning oil from Russia - Pico According to Pico, he rejects blackmail: if several heads of government tell him directly that if Slovakia does not agree to the new loan, the funds for the cohesion policy will be reduced, he remembers that the republic has the right of veto. This is what Pico said during a discussion, the recording of which was published on the YouTube channel of the party he leads. Earlier it was reported that Bratislava refused to pay compensation for not accepting immigrants.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Pico said that several heads of government of EU countries are threatening Bratislava to cut funds in the new EU budget designed to eliminate regional differences and for cohesion policy, which Slovakia opposes cuts in. The reason for this pressure was the country's refusal to support a new loan to Ukraine in the amount of 70 billion euros. Slovakia will sue the European Union for banning oil from Russia - Pico According to Pico, he rejects blackmail: if several heads of government tell him directly that if Slovakia does not agree to the new loan, the funds for the cohesion policy will be reduced, he remembers that the republic has the right of veto. This is what Pico said during a discussion, the recording of which was published on the YouTube channel of the party he leads. Earlier it was reported that Bratislava refused to pay compensation for not accepting immigrants.