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Madaric Talks EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive in Brussels

Madaric Talks EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive in Brussels

Brussels, July 13 (TASR-corespondent) – One of the most important priorities of the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council in the field of culture and audiovisual services will be the revision of the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD), TASR learnt on Wednesday. Culture Minister Marek Madaric (Smer-SD) presented the

Fedor: Referendum on Slovakia's Departure from EU and Nato Treason

Fedor: Referendum on Slovakia's Departure from EU and Nato Treason

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Attempts for referendums on Slovakia’s withdrawal from the European Union and NATO could be called treason, wrote MP and former defence minister Martin Fedor (Siet/Network) on his Facebook wall on Wednesday. Fedor points out that with its departure from these organisations, Slovakia would lose

Lajcak Faces Questions on EU Enlargement and Bratislava Summit in EP

Lajcak Faces Questions on EU Enlargement and Bratislava Summit in EP

Brussels, July 12 (TASR-correspondent) – Further enlargement of the EU, Brexit and the EU informal summit in Bratislava set for September were among the questions chief of Slovak diplomacy Miroslav Lajcak faced at the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) in Brussels on Tuesday. Members of the Slovak Government have been heard by

AmCham Backs Slovakia's Membership in EU

AmCham Backs Slovakia's Membership in EU

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – The American Chamber of Commerce in Slovakia (AmCham) supports Slovakia’s membership in the European Union, said AmCham in its statement with redard to Friday’s (July 8) conference entitled Slovakia’s Presidency in Light of the Investment Opportunities. According to AmCham, EU membership brings myriad

Committee Rejects Motion for Disciplinary Proceedings against Danko

Committee Rejects Motion for Disciplinary Proceedings against Danko

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – Parliament’s Mandate and Immunity Committee won’t take action against Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) for interrupting the parliamentary session dedicated to a no-confidence motion in Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), TASR learnt on Wednesday. “The Committee adopted a resolution that the

Lajcak Talks Slovak-Chinese Cooperation with Wang Yi in Beijing

Lajcak Talks Slovak-Chinese Cooperation with Wang Yi in Beijing

Bratislava/Beijing, July 4 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at a meeting in Beijing on Monday expressed their interest in the further development of mutual relations, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on the same day. Lajcak, who is

Foreign Students to Improve Their Slovak at Summer University

Foreign Students to Improve Their Slovak at Summer University

Bratislava July 4 (TASR) – Students from the United States, Vietnam, South Korea, Mexico and Ukraine will improve their Slovak language skills and explore Slovak culture and history over the next three weeks, with the Summer University of the Slovak Language and Culture for Foreigners opening on Monday, TASR learnt on