Foreign Policies

Danko: Slovakia and Belarus Have Great Potential for Cooperation

Bratislava/Minsk, June 4 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia and Belarus have great potential for cooperation, Slovak Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) stated on Tuesday after meeting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

“We addressed the possibility of cooperating in the area of education, recognising diplomas, and the possibility of economic cooperation. Mainly we spoke about the threats of the modern digital age,” said Danko.

“As a European country we’re aware of the risks that stem from the digital space, from Facebook and Youtube; how dangerous it is when these media influence politics; how dangerous it is when there’s an immense number of political parties,” added Danko.

Danko also invited a Belarusian delegation to celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the Slovak National Uprising in WWII. “We’re close nations. We have great potential for cooperation,” he said.

ZSSK: New Train Service between Bratislava and Kiev Launched on Sunday

A rail connection between Slovakia and Ukraine is improving, with a new train service from Bratislava to Kiev being launched on Sunday, ZSSK passenger carrier spokesman Dominik Drevicky has informed TASR.

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

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