Focus on freedoms in Slovenia touches off EU Twitter spat

A visit by EU lawmakers to assess media freedoms in Slovenia has sparked a Twitter spat between the country’s prime minister and his Dutch counterpart, fuelling tensions over eastern members’ respect for the rule of law ahead of an EU summit next week.

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa denounced the delegation of eight lawmakers as they took stock of the rule of law situation, media freedom and the fight against corruption.

“Who are you? How many times have you visited a German chancellor, a Dutch prime minister or a French president?” Jansa tweeted on Thursday. Reuters