FILE PHOTO: SMER-SSD party leader Robert Fico attends a press conference after the country's early parliamentary elections, in Bratislava, Slovakia, October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Radovan Stoklasa/File Photo
(Reuters) - Slovakia's new government led by political veteran Robert Fico approved a plan on Wednesday to scrap a special prosecutor's office focused on crimes including corruption, sparking opposition cries of foul play.
President Zuzana Caputova has criticised the plan as a "step backwards", and it will be closely watched in Brussels for any potential damage to rule of law - an issue that has pitted neighbours Poland and Hungary against the European Union.
