Brexit should NOT be a UK victory! Slovakia PM says leaving CANNOT be tilted for Britain
BREXIT cannot be negotiated in favour of the UK, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has sensationally claimed.
Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico attends EU summit
The Slovakian Prime Minister of nine years was in Brussels for the EU summit this week, when he stated that Brexit negotiations should not benefit the UK.
Mr Fico would rather the UK and EU both remain unscathed when current talks are over, and has praised Theresa May on her approach to negotiations.
He told the Tasr news agency: "I welcome the fact that she has offered more guarantees to EU citizens who live and work in the UK."
Fico has refused to comment on the growing nationalism in Slovakian neighbour countries
Mr. Fico has had clashes with Brussels before, but is currently pro-EU
I am glad that Slovakia has become a pro-European island in this region
Slovakia currently survives on the export of cars and electronics to other EU members, so any Brexit-related damage to the union could also mean damage to their own economy.
Slovakia’s neighbours have been moving away from EU involvement, and are becoming more concerned with internal affairs.
The recent election of Andrej Babis in the Czech Republic has been a key example of attitudes throughout the rest of the region.
While billionaire Babis insists that his party ANO is pro-European, he is resistant to further integration with the union.
Mr Fico remained focussed on his own country however, saying: “I never dared to comment on the domestic political situations in other countries, but I am glad that Slovakia has become a pro-European island in this region.”