Foreign Policies

CoFoE: Bratislava: Debate on Reviewing EU Decision-making Process Necessary

Bratislava, June 19 (TASR) – The City of Bratislava has welcomed the fact that the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) stressed the need to involve the public and citizens’ initiatives in European policy-making.

According to city spokeswoman Dagmar Schmuckova, such an approach has long been applied at the level of urban policies. “[Bratislava] actively uses participatory procedures in the development of public policies, such as the Bratislava 2030 plan. Public policies affect many areas of everyone’s life, irrespective of whether they are residents of Bratislava or citizens of the European Union (EU),” the spokeswoman said.

As a member of the Pact of Free Cities, Bratislava says it has long advocated for a review of funding for cities and regions, which should have more opportunities to receive direct funding from the EU. “Especially when it comes to matters in which cities play the leading role in policy-making and adopting measures [climate change adaptation, transport, protection of democracy, etc.],” Schmuckova clarified. This is also why Bratislava considers the ongoing debate on reviewing the decision-making processes in the EU necessary and useful.

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

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