Foreign Policies

Mihok: Charges for Disrespecting Migrant Quotas Are Ridiculous

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) – The latest proposal sponsored by the European Commission that would oblige countries to make financial payments if they refuse to accept migrant quotas is an absurd move, said Slovak Trade and Industry Chamber (SOPK) director Peter Mihok on Thursday.

“Brussels is simply showcasing its lack of power as well as its lack of vision in terms of further development to the benefit of EU citizens,” stated Mihok.

Such financial payments should be unambiguously rejected as an irresponsible path that would lead to the disintegration of Europe, he added.

The Commission on Wednesday announced its plans to introduce fundamental changes in the European asylum system in order to alleviate the pressure that migrants put on certain countries. According to the plans, EU-member states that reject the mechanism for migrant resettlement would be obliged to pay another country €250,000 per migrant to accommodate them.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

PM: Slovakia to Organise Repeated Mass Testing, Two Dozen Districts Exempt

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Slovakia will organise a repeated mass testing for the coronavirus, but districts with positivity rates below 0.7 percent in the testing this past weekend will be exempt from the second round, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management

Milan Krajniak Leader of Christian Union's Slate for EP Elections

Ex-minister of labour and former 'We Are Family' vice-chair Milan Krajniak will be the leader of the Christian Union's (KU) slate for the European Parliament (EP) elections, said KU chair Anna Zaborska when presenting the party's 14-member slate at a news conference in Zilina on Tuesday.

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