EU Weekly Review – 03/25/2022
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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Heger: Europe Cannot Use Defensive Rhetoric Towards Russia
Brussels/Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Europe cannot use defensive language vis-a-vis Russia, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said before the European Council (EC) summit in Brussels on Thursday, adding that the democratic world is the strongest region in the world and should treat Russia accordingly. TASR gained Heger’s statements
Supreme Court Rejects Appeals of Two SNS Ex-ministers in Notice Board Tender Case
Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – An appeals senate of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the appeals of convicted former construction and regional development ministers Marian Janusek and Igor Stefanov, who represented the Slovak National Party (SNS) in Robert Fico’s first government (2006-10), regarding the notice board tender case.
Janusek
CoFoE: Europeans Want Europe to Be Global Player, MEPs Pollak and Simecka Concur
Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) shows that citizens want the European Union to play a leading role in the world, MEPs Peter Pollak and Michal Simecka concurred in a discussion on TASR TV on Thursday.
European Parliament (EP) Vice-President Simecka said that there
Coneco and Racioenergia Fairs Open in Bratislava after Three-year Break
Bratislava, March 23 (TASR) – The 41st annual Coneco international construction fair was opened in Bratislava’s Incheba exhibition hall on Wednesday, along with the 30th Racioenergia international energy-efficiency fair, which showcases solutions aimed at sustainability and saving energy.
The fairs will take place every day between 10 a.m. and
Krajniak: Over 258,000 Refugees from Ukraine Arrive in Slovakia
Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – Over 258,000 refugees from Ukraine had arrived in Slovakia by 6 a.m. on Tuesday, including some 101,000 children, Labour Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) told a news conference held on Tuesday with Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) director Karol
Matovic: Additional €365 million to Flow into Health-care Sector This Year
Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – An additional €365 million should flow into the Slovak health-care sector this year, Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced at a news conference on Tuesday.
Higher payments for state policyholders should bring in €100 million, and the share capital of state-run health-insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP)