President Says Coalition Must Choose Pro-Growth Measures from List

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini stated that it is up to the ruling coalition to select which pro-growth measures to implement from a prepared list of options. Speaking after a meeting of the Bucharest Nine (B9) group of Eastern European NATO countries, Pellegrini emphasized that the government is not planning to engage in wasteful spending in the coming year. The Bucharest Nine is a group of nine Central and Eastern European EU and NATO members that coordinate on security and defense issues, particularly regarding threats from Russia.