(VOVworld) – On Friday, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said the EU Summit which has concluded in Bratislava capital, Slovakia, was great success as EU countries showed their unity.

Heads of states and governments of the 27 EU member countries at the Bratislava castle during the Bratislava EU summit (Photo:: EPA)

Member states of the European Union have also issued a joint declaration, formulating a road map for the bloc to tackle a number of challenges, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. The leaders of 27 EU countries showed that they wanted to go further in integration process. Observers said the Summit in Bratislava played an important role in preventing skeptism within member countries and helped prevent the possibility of another referendum on the exit from the EU.