Slovakian Deputy Premier Jozef Kalman has accused the Commission

Date: 11/09/1997

of writing an inaccurate and incomplete avis on his country's suitability for EU membership. “We have conducted our own analysis into this assessment and found many inaccuracies and cases of incomprehensive assessment,” he said. Slovakia was the only central European country which did not meet the EU's political criteria for membership, according to the Commission. But, Kalman remains “firmly convinced” that EU leaders at Luxembourg will invite Slovakia to talks in 1998.