Slovakia says western members can't dictate EU future after Brexit


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  • Thursday, 30 Jun 2016

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico arrives at the EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 28, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - The EU's future cannot be decided by just two or three powerful Western members, Slovakia's prime minister said on Thursday, in a dig at France and Germany and a plea for more involvement by the bloc's newer ex-communist members.

Prime Minister Robert Fico was speaking on the eve of taking over the rotating presidency of the European Union, which has been shaken to its core by Britain's shock vote to leave. The other 27 EU leaders will meet in Bratislava in September to ponder the future.

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