Martin Klus: “From among the lessons learned from the pandemic, Slovakia especially cares about keeping the European borders open and the effectiveness of a common approach in the fight against the coronavirus.”
07/24/2021 | 04:38pm EDT
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'Slovakia is a country with a significant number of so-called cross-border workers who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why, when evaluating the lessons learned from the pandemic, I have been vocal in calling for guarantees for open borders and, if possible, common European pandemic solutions for the future. In my remarks, I have also emphasized that we would become a stronger and more resilient EU only after the full integration of the countries of the Western Balkans into the EU, and by the accession of Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia to the Schengen area in a shorter term. I have not forgotten to mention that we need to further strengthen the single market, improve the business environment and protect our economic interests, based on free trade.'