Brussels/Rome, April 24: Slovenian footballers had an unusual welcome when they visited Belgium for a friendly game Feb 1. As they stood to attention before the kick-off, the hosts honoured them with the national anthem - of Slovakia.
"We still of course see these mistakes from time to time," Slovakia's ambassador to the EU, Maros Sefcovic, told DPA. "Experts and politicians here in Brussels are able to tell the difference, but I know that for the general public this is still rather confusing."
"I keep on coming across a great lack of knowledge, and I find that sad," said Guenter Verheugen, who as EU enlargement commissioner from 1999 to 2004 ushered 10 new members, including Slovakia and Slovenia into the bloc five years ago.
