Foreign Policies

SaS Supports Establishment of European Army

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) supports the establishment of a European army that could cooperate with NATO or act on its own, said SaS vice-chair Lubomir Galko in view of the informal EU summit taking place in Bratislava on Friday.

“Political developments near EU borders provide powerful evidence that European security is of supranational character. Therefore, European integration efforts have to be channelled to areas of foreign policy, defence strategies and military capabilities,” stated Galko, adding that the EU without military backing is like a “gaint on clay legs”.

SaS views European security as a unique opportunity to reinvigorate European cohesiveness and to eliminate centrifugal powers. “It would be desired if the Bratislava summit brought progress in this sense,” added SaS leader Richard Sulik, who is also in favour of scrapping of rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, since he views it as a waste of money and of human resources.

Sulik expects this summit to offer more specific stance towards the migration crisis. He appreciates that at least the EU has finally come to agreement with respect to the fact that EU borders can’t have holes like a Swiss cheese. “However, leaders are shunning from clearly stating what factual and legal instruments will have the European border guard at its disposal to prevent illegal immigration. It’s about time to be honest about these questions,” emphasised Sulik.

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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