The exchange rate of the Slovak crown to the euro when Slovakia was adopting the common European currency in 2009 was set at the most appropriate level (30.1260 SKK/EUR), as the government at the time took into account several factors, including the effects on entrepreneurs, exports and ordinary Slovaks’ savings, Prime Minister Robert Fico said in a discussion with former premier Mikuláš Dzurinda on Slovak Television on Thursday.
“Every exchange rate has some pros and cons, but I stand behind this exchange rate,” said Fico in the debate devoted to the tenth anniversary of Slovakia’s EU accession.
Christopher George
