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Leaders of EU Institutions Ink Joint Declaration on Legislative Priorities

Leaders of EU Institutions Ink Joint Declaration on Legislative Priorities

Strasbourg/Brussels, December 13 (TASR-correspondent) – Top representatives of the three European institutions signed a joint declaration on the EU’s legislative priorities for 2017 in Strasbourg on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico signed the document on behalf of the Slovak Presidency of the

Fico: Internal Political Issues Threatening European Project

Fico: Internal Political Issues Threatening European Project

Strasbourg/Brussels, December 13 (TASR-correspondent) – The EU-member states are gambling with the unique project of the European Union, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday. According to the Slovak premier, the Union is being threatened by member states’ internal

Lajcak Welcomes EU-Cuba Agreement on Cooperation

Lajcak Welcomes EU-Cuba Agreement on Cooperation

Brussels, December 12 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak welcomes the agreement on political dialogue and cooperation between the European Union and Cuba that was signed by EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels on Monday. The chief of Slovak diplomacy considers the agreement to be very important,

Slovak and German Presidents Blame Populists for Loss of Trust in EU

Slovak and German Presidents Blame Populists for Loss of Trust in EU

Berlin/Bratislava, December 12 (TASR-correspondent) – President Andrej Kiska met his German counterpart Joachim Gauck in Berlin on Monday to discuss a number of current issues, particularly the need to preserve a united EU. “It’s important to seek issues that bring us together and not those that divide us,” said

Slovak Soldiers Return from Afghanistan and UNTSO Missions

Slovak Soldiers Return from Afghanistan and UNTSO Missions

Martin, December 9 (TASR) – As many as 37 Slovak soldiers were ceremonially welcomed at the training battalion base in Martin on Friday to mark their return from the Resolute Support operation in Afghanistan and from the UNTSO mission in the Middle East. “I highly appreciate the work of our professional

Slovakia to Contribute €2 mn to New Slovak Inclusive Growth Account

Slovakia to Contribute €2 mn to New Slovak Inclusive Growth Account

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) and Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Governor Rolf Wenzel signed an agreement on setting up a Slovak Inclusive Growth Account (SIGA) in Paris on Wednesday (December 7), TASR learnt from the Finance Ministry on Thursday. Slovakia will contribute €2 million

Kiska along with Children from Children's Homes Receive St. Nicholas

Kiska along with Children from Children's Homes Receive St. Nicholas

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska met some hundred children from children’s homes in the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Wednesday, as part of a Saint Nicholas Day (December 6) celebration, TASR learnt on the same day. “All year long I’ve been meeting very precious visitors