Foreign Policies

Caputova Discusses Candidate Status of Ukraine with Duda and Zelenskyy

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova discussed the support for granting candidate status to Ukraine for accession to the European Union (EU) through a video call with her Ukrainian and Polish counterparts Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Andrzej Duda, TASR was told by spokesman for the head of state Martin Strizinec on Monday.

“We’re continuing to coordinate our activities ahead of next week’s European Union key summit, which should decide on this issue,” said Caputova. The topic of Monday’s call was mainly the ways of further communication with states that are still sceptical about this issue. The president emphasised that she’ll therefore continue to communicate by telephone with several European presidents.

Strizinec added that Caputova joined the video call from her home environment where she’s still recovering after being tested positive for coronavirus last week.

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

President Supports Civic Collection to Purchase Ammunition for Ukraine

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) - I support the 'Ammunition for Ukraine' civic collection, President Zuzana Caputova posted on a social network on Friday, adding that she's also proud that many in Slovakia care about the fate of neighbouring Ukraine. "I support this initiative because it&

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