Slovakia's new president calls on EU's eastern bloc to respect rule of law


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  • Thursday, 11 Jul 2019

FILE PHOTO: Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova meets with Czech President Milos Zeman (not pictured) in Prague, Czech Republic, June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Bundas Engler

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Slovakia's new president called on the Visegrad group of eastern EU member states on Thursday to protect the rule of law to avoid being seen as "weakening the European Union", signalling a possible rift within a bloc that often acts together.

After meeting with Hungarian President Janos Ader, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said cooperation in the Visegrad group comprising Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic should be based on common values.

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