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President Putin Assures Slovakia Russia Bears No Ill Will Towards its Interests

President Putin Assures Slovakia Russia Bears No Ill Will Towards its Interests

St. Petersburg/Bratislava, June 6 (TASR-corespondent) – Talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were quite pragmatic, detail-specific and not laced with diplomatic platitudes, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini assessed this way his meeting with the Russian President in St. Petersburg on Thursday. “The President was familiar, down to the most minute

OLaNO: Pellegrini Erred, Kiska Should Have Fixed Mistake

OLaNO: Pellegrini Erred, Kiska Should Have Fixed Mistake

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has erred when it comes to Slovakia’s foreign-political orientation and Andrej Kiska should have fixed it, opposition OLaNO MPs Jan Budaj and Jaroslav Nad told a news conference on Thursday in reaction to celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the

Kiska: We Need Stronger and United Europe

Kiska: We Need Stronger and United Europe

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – European Union (EU) citizens need a strong and united Europe able to assert itself in global politics, said Slovak President Andrej Kiska at the Globsec 2019 security conference in Bratislava, also stressing the need for greater integration and investments in security and joint technology, such as

Rasi: We Must Stand Side by Side to Avoid Repeating Horrors of World War II

Rasi: We Must Stand Side by Side to Avoid Repeating Horrors of World War II

Portsmouth/Bratislava, June 5 (TASR-correspondent) – Vice-premier Richard Rasi (Smer-SD) signed a peace statement on Wednesday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Normandy landings, which are being commemorated in the United Kingdom by representatives of several countries that participated in the operation, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The statement talks about

Pellegrini: We Can't Miss Opportunity for Third Strategic Transport Corridor

Pellegrini: We Can't Miss Opportunity for Third Strategic Transport Corridor

Moscow, June 5 (TASR) – The project that would extend the broad-gauge railway from eastern Slovakia to Bratislava and Vienna is showing a good income and return, that’s why we believe that the interest to fund it will be significant, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) responded on Wednesday during

Defence Ministry Announces Tender to Buy 4x4 Tactical Vehicles

Defence Ministry Announces Tender to Buy 4x4 Tactical Vehicles

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry has announced an international tender to buy multi-purpose 4×4 tactical vehicles for the Slovak Army, ministry spokesperson Danka Capakova told TASR on Wednesday. The ministry intends to procure 424 vehicles at the maximum price of €321 million excluding VAT in this way.

KDH Files Complaint with Constitutional Court Because of EU Election Results

KDH Files Complaint with Constitutional Court Because of EU Election Results

Bratislava, June 4 (TASR) – The Christian Democrats (KDH), now outside Slovakia’s Parliament, have turned to the Constitutional Court because of the results of the European Parliament elections, TASR learnt from KDH Chairman Alojz Hlina, with the party considering it to be unfair that it achieved a better result in