Slovakia bows to Hungary

Hungary and Slovakia want to find their way back to reasonable neighbourly relations, the two new heads of government Viktor Orbán und Iveta Radičová agreed on Tuesday while attending a summit meeting of the four Visegrád states in Budapest. Controversial subjects are to be resolved by a mixed committee. The Slovak business paper Hospodárske noviny accuses Radičová of having yielded to pressure: "The agreement between Orbán and Radičová looks good - for the Hungarian side, not the Slovakian. … Orbán pushed through the unfriendly law on dual citizenship a month ago and doesn't want to change it at all. Hungary is the 'aggressor' here. Why should we remain silent about this? Because the Slovakian head of government is working on a conflict-free image and simply avoiding disputes. … That's a very risky policy. … Radičová should have brought up the problems that Orbán is causing instead of keeping quiet about them."

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