Foreign Policies

Katainen: EU's National Parliaments to Present Their Visions by End of 2017

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) – The European Commission wants to see an ambitious Europe looking ahead, one able to show solidarity and present solutions for future challenges, European Commission Vice-president for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen said at a conference of EU parliamentary chiefs at Bratislava Castle on Monday.

“The European people have the future development of Europe in their hands. They should feel like the owners of Europe’s future,” stated Katainen, adding that the European Union can’t continue in a rut.

“Our member countries will make up a new European 27 [following Brexit]. We need a new direction, content and commitments,” he appealed, adding that he hopes that all national parliaments in the EU will have created their own visions for the EU’s future by the end of this year to be presented to European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The Commission will subsequently work on future measures, added the Finnish eurocommissioner.

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's the right thing to do.

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