Slovak lawmakers approved changes to the country’s criminal code, increasing punishments for crimes involving European Union funds as the government seeks to soothe concerns from the bloc’s executive.
Prime Minister Robert Fico’s government pushed through changes to the country’s criminal laws earlier this year that reduced penalties and statues of limitations for financial crimes.
That prompted European Commission worries about protecting EU financial interests and accusations from the oppositions that it was a ploy to shield ruling coalition allies from graft probes.
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