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Defence Minister Nad Meets New US Ambassador to Slovakia Gautam Rana

Defence Minister Nad Meets New US Ambassador to Slovakia Gautam Rana

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad received new US Ambassador to Slovakia Gautam Rana at the Defence Ministry on Monday, ministry’s spokesperson Martina Koval Kakascikova has told TASR. On this occasion, Nad confirmed Slovakia’s interest in continuing intensive bilateral cooperation with the United States as the

Top Three Constitutional Officials Condemn Efforts to Annex Parts of Ukraine

Top Three Constitutional Officials Condemn Efforts to Annex Parts of Ukraine

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova, Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) and Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) issued a joint statement on Friday in which they strongly condemned Russia’s efforts to illegally annex parts of Ukraine’s territory. According to them, the results of the pseudo-referendums organised

Dutch Experts Discuss Protection of Journalists in Slovakia

Dutch Experts Discuss Protection of Journalists in Slovakia

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) – Dutch experts discussed the options for protecting journalists in Slovakia, presenting measures used in the Netherlands at a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. The experts pointed to the importance of cooperation between employers, employees, the police and the prosecution service. “From the viewpoint of employers,

Slovak Parliament Passes NATO Accession Protocols of Finland and Sweden

Slovak Parliament Passes NATO Accession Protocols of Finland and Sweden

Bratislava, September 27 (TASR) – The Slovak Parliament approved the NATO accession protocols of Sweden and Finland on Tuesday. After being approved by Parliament, the countries’ NATO accession has yet to be ratified by President Zuzana Caputova. The Slovak Government has declared its full support for Finland’s and Sweden’s

Government Increases Both State-budget Incomes and Expenditures by €1.5 bn

Government Increases Both State-budget Incomes and Expenditures by €1.5 bn

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – State-budget incomes will amount to €21.471 billion this year, while expenditures should stand at €26.945 billion, according to an amendment to the State Budget Act approved by the Government at its online session on Monday. The Finance Ministry has thus increased both incomes and

Caputova: Guterres Confirmed UN Help for Slovakia in Managing Refugee Influx

Caputova: Guterres Confirmed UN Help for Slovakia in Managing Refugee Influx

New York, September 23 (TASR) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has confirmed that UN agencies will continue to help Slovakia to manage support for people fleeing Russia’s aggression, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova posted on a social network following her meeting with Guterres in New York on Friday. The UN secretary-general

Heger: Minority Government Can Continue with Reforms as Well

Heger: Minority Government Can Continue with Reforms as Well

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – Speaking on Radio Expres’s Brano Zavodsky Live show on Thursday, Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated that a minority government can continue with reforms as well. “Regardless of the fact whether it is a minority or majority government, it can implement this,” he said, pointing to