Slovakia: membership application and partnership, 27 June 1995

The committee adopted the report by Mr WIERSMA (PSE, NL) on Slovakia. Slovakia was the only country which did not meet the Copenhagen criteria at the last assessment round. The committee was therefore glad to report the change of government in Slovakia following the holding of free elections and noted that the new government had said that it intends to comply with the Copenhagen political and economic criteria. This positive political trend must continue. The Council and the Commission were asked to adopt a flexible approach so that the Council could reassess the situation in Slovakia before the end of the German presidency.�