Foreign Policies

Kalinak: Most Security Forces Ever to Safeguard EU Summit

Bratislava, September 14 (TASR) – The highest number of security forces ever in Slovakia will be engaged in safeguarding the informal EU summit in Bratislava on Friday, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak said at a press briefing on Wednesday.

Several thousands of police officers, soldiers and firefighters will be deployed in Bratislava during the summit. Nonetheless, Kalinak refused to provide any specific figures, citing security reasons.

At the same time Kalinak called on people from outside Bratislava not to travel to the capital if possible. Meanwhile, residents of Bratislava would do better if they used the extended four-day weekend – involving a public holiday of Our Lady of Sorrows on Thursday – to spend Friday outside the capital. “It will make the situation easier not only for us but also for them,” said Kalinak.

The interior minister pointed out that the traffic restrictions on Friday will be massive. Some key roads will be closed entirely at times, while others may become jammed. “The penetrability of Bratislava will be really minimal,” he said.

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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