EU doesn't take Slovakia seriously

Slovakia was put under tremendous pressure to approve the extended euro bailout fund in the second vote, writes the liberal business paper Hospodárske noviny: "The view from outside Slovakia is sad indeed. We come across like a servant who took it upon himself to decide what he does with his own money and who is now being punished with the loss of his sovereignty. ... Slovakia had every right to block the endless rule changes imposed by Germany and France for the bailout fund. This is not an EU institution and came into existence informally and in contradiction of the Treaty of Lisbon. We were subjected to brutal pressure from Brussels. ... Our government then fell as a consequence, and [opposition leader] Fico - an expert on how to get into debt - was called in to help. ... All of that we did so that Europe would take us seriously. But Brussels has never taken us seriously, and that's not going to change now."

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