# Slovakia urges EU to pursue ‘friendly’ competition with China

https://mins.news/en/item/32543

- CGTN, 2026-08-26 01:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-26/-Not-an-enemy-Slovakia-calls-on-EU-for-friendly-China-competition-1PUN18JjFzG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said the EU should compete with China in a “friendly spirit” instead of treating it as an enemy and raising barriers. He also insisted that Ukraine’s EU accession bid must follow established criteria and should not overtake Montenegro, Albania or Serbia in the process.