Fitzo Prepares To Betray Orban

• 9.04.2026, 9:03

Slovakia's prime minister will support EU decisions.

Slovak leader Robert Fitzo has vowed to continue his anti-EU campaign if his close associate, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, loses the election. However, as Bloomberg writes, his country is heavily reliant on EU aid.

The publication's sources said Fitzo would be hard-pressed to take on that role.

"Fitzo's next move will have implications for how quickly the EU can release more than 90 billion euros ($104 billion) in loans for Ukraine. That financial aid is key to allow Kiev to keep fighting after more than four years of Russian occupation. The Slovak leader backed Orban's veto to suspend the payments, which angered most member states," the piece recalled.

The interlocutors say that despite threats last month that the Slovak prime minister could "take over the baton from Hungary," he is likely to back down if Orban leaves.

"The Slovak leader's ability to interfere with the EU is very limited because he cannot afford to lose access to funds that finance much of the investment in his small, export-oriented economy," the sources explained.