Foreign Policies

Heger to Visit Italy on Thursday

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) is set to visit Italy on Thursday to meet his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi, TASR has learnt from the Government Office.

The two premiers will discuss the energy crisis in Europe, possible solutions to it and diversifying energy sources. After the meeting, Heger is expected to take the floor at the LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome to speak about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

According to the Government Office, Heger’s visit was originally supposed to last two days, but given the political situation in Slovakia, the premier has decided to drop the second day.

Heger will be accompanied by a delegation of Slovak businessmen, including representatives of state-run gas utility SPP.

ZSSK: New Train Service between Bratislava and Kiev Launched on Sunday

A rail connection between Slovakia and Ukraine is improving, with a new train service from Bratislava to Kiev being launched on Sunday, ZSSK passenger carrier spokesman Dominik Drevicky has informed TASR.

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

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