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Fico: EU Leaders United and Determined to Act Jointly in Brexit Negotiations

Fico: EU Leaders United and Determined to Act Jointly in Brexit Negotiations

Brussels, April 29 (TASR-correspondent) – A great deal of progress was made at the European Council meeting on Saturday, as the European leaders showed their unity and determination to act collectively heading into talks with the United Kingdom on conditions governing the UK’s exit from the EU, Slovak Prime Minister

Lajcak: Deal on Guidelines for Brexit Talks in Line with Slovak Interests

Lajcak: Deal on Guidelines for Brexit Talks in Line with Slovak Interests

Brussels/Luxembourg, April 27 (TASR-correspondent) – The foreign affairs ministers of 27 member countries of the EU have agreed on a joint approach to guidelines for Brexit talks, and this agreement suits Slovakia’s interests well, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak after a special meeting of the

Fico: Slovakia and Belarus Could Act as Bridges for Each Other

Fico: Slovakia and Belarus Could Act as Bridges for Each Other

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – Slovakia views Belarus as an important partner within the Eastern Partnership, and so it’s no surprise that Bratislava recently promoted the lifting of sanctions against Minsk, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after talks with his counterpart from Belarus Andrei Kobyakov in Bratislava on Thursday.

Cabinet Plans to Cut Deficit to 0.5 percent in 2018

Cabinet Plans to Cut Deficit to 0.5 percent in 2018

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – The public-finance deficit is projected to stand at 0.5 percent of GDP next year, with the Government sticking to its plan for Slovakia to record its first ever balanced budget in 2019 and to maintain this in 2020, according to the Stability Programme that the

Ministry: Electricity Generation from Brown Coal in Slovakia's Interests

Ministry: Electricity Generation from Brown Coal in Slovakia's Interests

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) – The production of electricity from brown coal extracted in Slovakia is in the general economic interests of Slovakia, said the Economy Ministry on Tuesday. Earlier in the day the extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH) urged the Government to desist from further support for electricity generation from brown

Fico: We Want Good Figures to Be Reflected in Higher Living Standards

Fico: We Want Good Figures to Be Reflected in Higher Living Standards

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) – The falling public debt and the drop in the public finance deficit last year are testimony to the Government’s responsible policies, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Tuesday. The positive developments should also be translated into measures aimed at increasing living standards in Slovakia,

Police Take Action over HBU's Non-imposition of Fine

Police Take Action over HBU's Non-imposition of Fine

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The district prosecutor’s office in Ziar nad Hronom (Banska Bystrica region) instructed the police in early April to press criminal charges over the suspected misconduct in a public office in regard to the Central Mining Office’s (HBU) failure to impose a penalty on an