After ‘no’ vote in parliament, Slovakian politicians begin talks on quick approval of measure

European leaders are at a crossroads: They must pull closer together or risk the euro currency project falling apart.

Πηγή: Washington Post
By AP
11 Oct 2011


BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Slovakia’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the main opposition party have agreed to talks aimed at quickly approving an expanded rescue fund that is aimed at shoring up confidence in the ability of euro members to survive the financial crisis.

The agreement to work toward approval came after Parliament voted against the expanded fund, bringing down the government, because Prime Minister Iveta Radicova had tied the vote to a confidence measure.

“We decided that we have to do it as soon as possible,” Radicova said

Opposition leader Robert Fico took the same line.

“Slovakia has to approve the fund,” he said.