EU Weekly Review – 04/01/2022
Host David Fairhurst 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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Over 73,000 People Died in Slovakia Last Year, Highest Figure Since 1919
Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Over 73,000 people died in Slovakia last year, which is the highest absolute figure to be reported since 1919, the Statistics Office reported on Thursday.
Excess mortality, i.e. the number of extra deaths when compared to the five-year average before the pandemic, amounted to
Interior Minister Mikulec Survives House No-confidence Vote
Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) will remain in his post, as Parliament didn’t oust him in a no-confidence motion held at an extraordinary session on Wednesday.
Only 46 lawmakers voted for his ouster out of 102 present, with 51 MPs voting against and 48 being
Slovak MEP Bilcik Elected EPP Coordinator for Combating Disinformation
Brussels/Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – Slovak MEP Vladimir Bilcik (Together) was on Tuesday elected coordinator of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the European Union, Including Disinformation (INGE 2), TASR has learnt from the MEP’s statement.
“I feel honoured that my colleagues from the
Nad: Over €564 million Spent on Modernisation of Armed Forces Last Year
Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – More than €564 million, which is 32.6 percent of the defence budget, was spent on the modernisation of the Slovak Armed Forces last year, while more than 100 modernisation projects are open, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) said at a press conference on Tuesday evaluating
EP Delegation to CoFoE to Assess Activities of Working Groups on Wednesday
Brussels, March 29 (TASR-correspondent) – Members of the European Parliament’s (EP) delegation attending the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) are set to meet in Brussels via a video conference on Wednesday (March 30) to assess the work done so far by the conference working groups, TASR learnt on
CoFoE: Based on Recommendations, EP Calls for Stronger European Policies
Strasbourg, March 28 (TASR) – Based on recommendations from citizens of EU member countries, MEPs have called for the strengthening of European policies in areas such as health, foreign policy, youth, education and culture, TASR learnt from an EP press release on Monday.
The plenary of the Conference on the Future