Month: May 2023

We need ‘red lines’ on the rule of law, Slovakia’s foreign minister says EU

Talking Europe interviews Rastislav K??er, Slovakia’s straight-talking minister for foreign and European affairs. Slovakia became the first NATO country to deliver warplanes to Ukraine, and K??er discusses what difference that delivery could make, as well as Slovakia’s plans to double its ammunition production. He also talks about his country’s moves towards energy independence – Slovakia’s nuclear industry, in particular, is still closely tied to Russia – and about Slovakia’s sometimes complicated relationship with Viktor Orb?n, the prime minister of neighbouring Hungary.