EU Weekly Review – 04/14/2022
Host Jaroslav Bublinec presents the show dealing with the latest developments in terms of the Conference on the Future of Europe and other EU matters.
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Only Candidate for Progressive Slovakia Chair Is Michal Simecka
Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – Michal Simecka is the only candidate for the chairman of extra-parliamentary Progressive Slovakia (PS), with incumbent head Irena Bihariova running for the party’s vice-chair, TASR was told by PS communication department head Radovan Choleva on Tuesday.
The party will have a congress on May 7
Human-rights Committee on Ukraine Won't Happen, Russian Ambassador Won't Come
Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – A special session of the parliamentary human rights committee, to which MPs summoned Russian Ambassador to Slovakia Igor Bratchikov, won’t take place, committee vice-chair Peter Pollak (OLaNO) told TASR on Tuesday.
MPs wanted to ask Bratchikov about the circumstances of news on civilians killed in
Police: Jan K. Apprehended in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – Former National Criminal Agency (NAKA) head of operatives Jan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], facing charges of leaking confidential information, was apprehended in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday (April 17), spokesperson of Police Corps Presidium Michal Slivka has confirmed to TASR.
“I’m at
Interior Ministry: 10 New Political Parties Vying for Registration
Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) – Ten new political parties have applied for registration with the Interior Ministry, with several of them harbouring an aspiration to become regional parties, it follows from the Interior Ministry’s website.
Among the fledging parties are Team Bratislava, Team Nitra Region, For the Regions, Modern Presov
Survey: Only 27.5 percent of People Willing to Fight for Slovakia in Case of War
Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) – Concerns are growing slightly in Slovakia about the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine, especially about price hikes and the economic crisis, according to a ‘How Are You, Slovakia?’ survey carried out by the Slovak Academy of Science’s (SAV) Institute of Sociology, MNFORCE agency
Premier: €19 million Earmarked for Projects in First Green Call
Muran, April 14 (TASR) – As part of the first green call of the Slovak Recovery and Resilience Plan, a total of €19 million has been allocated for projects in the Muranska planina and Poloniny national parks, Prime Minister Eduard Heger and Environment Minister Jan Budaj (both OLaNO) said in Muran