Slovak Premier Rejects Germany’s Warning on Cutting EU Funding

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico dismissed a German threat to withhold European Union funding over alleged rule-of-law lapses as unacceptable and contrary to the bloc’s democratic principles.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany would consider backing a suspension of EU funding to Slovakia if it continues to diverge from the bloc’s standards. Member states violating the rule of law can be confronted with infringement proceedings and the option of withdrawing funds, the German leader said on Monday.