Fico Rebukes Netherlands for Sending EU Down the “Road to Hell”

Pro-Brussels European elites are constantly going further in attempting to punish member states that dare to resist their liberal agenda. But Slovakia’s Robert Fico has warned that new proposals could unintentionally result in the whole idea of the European Union being undermined.

The new liberal Dutch coalition, which is promising much but looks set to deliver very little, said in an agreement signed at the end of last month that the bloc’s Article 7 procedure should be altered to make it easier to withdraw voting rights and funding from countries that “actively undermine Europe.” The document mentions both Slovakia and Hungary by name.

Fico fired back on Thursday, describing attempts to punish member states for their sovereign views as “the road to Hell.”

Bratislava has already been under fire from Brussels since its parliament last September approved amendments stating that Slovakia “recognises only two sexes, male and female,” and restricting adoption to married couples—placing national law above EU legislation.

Responding to Dutch officials wishing to punish his government for its independence, Fico said:

You can still smoke marijuana and recognise 70 genders. That’s your business. But threatening another country with punishment for its sovereignty and legitimacy crosses a red line.

Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanár has also dismissed as “absolutely false” the notion that his government actively undermines Europe.

And commenting on similar efforts to restrict the sovereignty of member states, Hungarian MEP Kinga Gál stressed at the end of January that “we will not give up our sovereignty. We will not let others decide for us.”