European Parliament calls for Slovakia’s EU payments to be suspended

A resolution backed by 418 members of the European Parliament called on the Commission to use the EU’s rule-of-law conditionality mechanism against Slovakia. Lawmakers argued that Robert Fico’s government was undermining the rule of law and putting EU financial interests at risk.

CompletedThe LedgersSource date · 29 April 2026

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The vote increased political pressure on Bratislava but did not itself freeze any payments. A suspension would require separate decisions by the Commission and Council.

Based on reporting from: Balkan Insight; Ukrainska Pravda; EUobserver.

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