A scenario of Slovakia approving the expansion of the eurozone rescue fund (EFSF) without any financial commitments would hardly be acceptable to the country's partners within the single currency area, European Commission Vice-president Maros Sefcovic said after meeting Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on Friday.

"I assume that there will hardly be any interest in discussing such a proposal," said Sefcovic, stressing that this is a hypothetical question, as no such proposal has been made on an official basis.

Sefcovic pointed out that if a proposal under which approval of EFSF changes would have no bearing on Slovakia's financial guarantees is tabled, ratification wouldn't be complete and final.

"It(ratification) would never actually happen," added Sefcovic.

A similar view is shared by Gasparovic, who urged the ruling coalition to hold a vote on the EFSF with the wording approved by EU leaders.

"The leaders of the individual countries agreed on it. Slovakia will face questions if it seeks additional conditions under which we will or won't grant our consent. This is no good," said the president.

The junior ruling Freedom and Solidarity party (SaS) has so far refused to back the EFSF expansion. Party chairman Richard Sulik said "SaS has never shied away from any negotiations and we believe that we'll find a solution that will be acceptable both for Europe and Slovakia."

It's been reported that Prime Minister Iveta Radicova has come up with a compromise proposal aimed at satisfying both sides. The proposal is said to state that Slovakia would support changes to EFSF without making any financial commitments itself.

Slovakia is among three nations in the 17-state eurozone that have yet to get parliamentary approval to boost the euro rescue plan.