BRATISLAVA, September 18, (WEBNOVINY) – President Ivan Gasparovic wants to achieve that both the coalition and opposition parliamentary deputies realize their responsibility to support the European bailout funds. He does not rule out holding a meeting with leaders of all parliamentary parties or addressing the lawmakers in Parliament prior to the vote on support for the bailout funds. This stems from information provided to SITA by the president’s spokesman Marek Trubac. Gasparovic discussed the EU financial rescue mechanisms with leaders of parliamentary parties already in August.
According to the spokesman, the president wants Slovakia to join countries that support the EU financial rescue mechanisms as soon as possible. He added that Gasparovic believes we have to do everything in our power to save the eurozone, as the dissolution of the monetary union would be the beginning of the end of the entire EU. The president views the European financial stability mechanism as a part of the complete package of anti-crisis measures in a shaky economic situation that should be supported by greater responsibility in respecting budgetary rules by individual eurozone countries, as well as transparent consolidation of public funds.
SITA