Fico: We don't expect any special treatment from EU

Slovakia will not expect or require any moderation in the EU rules in terms of consolidating its public finances, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told Parliament on Friday. "We want to remain part of the eurozone ... the eurozone represents a certain club for us and a club means having some rules. We'll, of course, obey these rules," said Fico. Slovakia has committed itself to bringing down the public finance deficit below the 3-percent threshold of GDP by next year.