Foreign Policies

Suica: Slovaks Share Same Concerns as Other EU Citizens on CoFoE Website

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Slovaks share the same concerns as other EU citizens on the digital platform of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE); they’ve focused most on climate change and the environment, followed by a stronger economy, social justice and jobs, Vice-president of the European Commission for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Suica stated at the ‘Civic Europe – Mid-term Review of the CoFoE’ event in Bratislava on Thursday.

Suica drew attention to some interesting recommendations from the European CoFoE citizens’ panels, on which Slovakia has also had representatives. “When it comes to health, they called for a more sustained increase in cooperation at the European level,” she noted. She reminded politicians that collecting ideas from the CoFoE and evaluating them will be as important as informing citizens about the conclusions of the conference.

“It is essential for the legitimacy of the whole exercise for citizens to see tangible results from their contributions,” said Suica.

The ‘Civic Europe – Mid-term Review of the CoFoE’ event is a day-long online conference for reporting on the conclusions of CoFoE-related discussions in Slovakia so far.

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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