BRUSSELS, July 23 (Reuters) - The European Union's executive dropped legal action against Slovakia on Thursday after Bratislava amended its competition law to bring it in line with EU standards.
The European Commission had threatened this year to take Slovakia to the European Court of Justice, saying its laws prevented the full application of EU competition rules in the electronic communications, energy and postal sectors.
The required changes have now been made.
"I welcome the steps taken by the Slovak authorities to ensure that consumers and businesses can benefit from the full application of EU competition rules," EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said in a statement.
(Writing by Marcin Grajewski, editing by Timothy Heritage)