Iveta Radicova Quotes

Slovakia, Politician
December 7, 1956

veta Radičová ( born 7 December 1956) served as the first woman Prime Minister of Slovakia from 2010 to 2012. She led a coalition government, in which she also briefly held the post of Minister of Defence in the last five months of the coalition. Previously she had served as Minister of Labour from 2005 to 2006 in the second Dzurinda government.

If another euro country fails, so does Slovakia. Our economy is 80% open and if the citizens of Spain and Portugal have no money to buy cars made here in Slovakia then that will be bad for us. Everything is connected.

Iveta Radicova
- Economy
- Fails
- Slovakia
It is the entire euro zone system which is under threat at the moment, not just a few small countries anymore... Our euro is under threat. The changing situation needs a quick and immediate reaction.

Iveta Radicova
- Countries
- Reaction
- Euro

From my point of view it's impossible to cut debt in a country with new debt from another country.

Iveta Radicova
If we have a common currency, the main regulator for policy in the country is the fiscal policy.

Iveta Radicova
We need first of all the reform of our justice system. We need reform of the education system, because of quality of education because of innovation and technology. And we need administrative reform. Too much bureaucracy.

Iveta Radicova
In some countries we have had the right to vote for less than 100 years, so the entry of women into political leadership has caused a tsunami.

Iveta Radicova
- Women
- Leadership
- Vote