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Andrej Danko calls for membership in the European Union and NATO in a new form

by AI | 04.Feb 2025 | Europe in brief AI

Deputy Chairman of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Andrej Danko, talks about the membership of Slovakia in the EU having a new form.

Deputy Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic and chairman of the Slovak National Party, Andrej Danko, seeks Slovakia's membership in the EU in a new form. PHOTO: TASR

Bratislava – The only living space for Slovakia is membership in the European Union and NATO, but in a new form. Vice-Chairman of the National Council of the SR and leader of the coalition SNS Andrej Danko stated this after the Tuesday meeting on the foreign policy orientation of the SR at the Presidential Palace. He noted that the SNS advocates for the reform of the EU and the reform of cooperation between member states in the field of security, reports TASR.

“Good times in the European Union are over. We need to tell the truth that a lot of work awaits us and the only living space is membership in the Union, membership in NATO, but in a new form,” stated Danko.

According to him, the voices of those who say that the EU is no longer the one we joined cannot be ignored. He also pointed to the North Atlantic Alliance, which according to him, in many “political adventures of the United States of America,” goes into decisions that may not always align with the wishes of EU member states. According to him, the European Union must address challenges such as competitiveness, and he also outlined the issue of cooperation among European armies.

Danko believes that the president will convene a round table more often on topics that must unite society. “I am very sorry that the first step we could take today in clearly defining the positions of membership in the European Union and NATO did not succeed,” he added.

President Peter Pellegrini, after the Tuesday meeting with the chairmen of the coalition parties Smer-SD, Hlas-SD, SNS, and the opposition KDH, assured that no one desires or prepares for the exit of the Slovak Republic from the European Union and NATO. Leaders of PS and SaS did not accept the invitation to the round table. (February 4th)

“Good times in the European Union are over. We need to tell the truth that a lot of work awaits us and the only living space is membership in the Union, membership in NATO, but in a new form.” Andrej Danko.