Slovaks brush aside concerns over Nato

The Slovak parliament brushed aside worries about the country's relationship with Nato and the European Union by approving the first of several controversial laws.

Deputies of the three-party coalition approved a law giving the public prosecutor's office unprecedented supervisory and executive powers which even President Michal Kovac has rejected. Yesterday's vote was taken a day after the US and EU ambassadors indicated Slovakia must improve its record on democratic reform and commitment to the rule of law if it wants to join the EU and Nato. Reuter - Bratislava