Strasbourg, 06/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, whose country has just assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, pledged before MEPs in Strasbourg on Wednesday 6 July to defend the European project and to take heed of criticisms from citizens.
Fico opened his speech by stating that the EU is an “amazing and unique” project. However, he made clear from the start that discussion on how to improve the EU and make it more effective are...