Visiting Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico called on Greece to fulfill its economic and financial obligations, saying Greek exit from the euro zone is not a taboo.

Were a nation not in the situation to bring its public finances in order and to fulfill its duties and obligations, a withdrawal from the eurozone would be better, Fico said here at a joint press conference with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann on Monday.

In contrast Chancellor Faymann said Greece had been fulfilling its homework obligations well, adding that forcing a European Union member state out would result in a huge loss of confidence and would trigger an incalculable chain of events, as the U.S. financial crisis had shown.

Fico also argued the European crisis was not one of currency, with the euro itself being a "good and succesful project," saying he expected the second half of 2013 to see an improvement in the economic situation, and that the euro would "no longer be a topic."

Faymann spoke in favor of boosting European growth through investment, saying that while countries needed to save money where they could, the education, research, and social systems all required tax revenues in order to be maintained sufficiently.

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