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Korcok: EU Enlargement Still Priority of Slovak Presidency

Korcok: EU Enlargement Still Priority of Slovak Presidency

Brussels, September 19 (TASR) – Although the issue of EU enlargement wasn’t on the agenda of the informal summit in Bratislava on Friday (September 16), it’s an important topic in terms of the priorities of Slovakia’s Presidency of the EU Council, said Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State

Danko: Formation of First Slovak National Council Milestone in Our History

Danko: Formation of First Slovak National Council Milestone in Our History

Myjava, September 19 (TASR) – The creation of the first Slovak National Council (SNR) is a major milestone in the history of the Slovaks, who in 1848 in the town of Myjava (Trencin Region) declared their independence from the Kingdom of Hungary, stated Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS)

Koerner: Frontex to Operate Soon in Balkans

Koerner: Frontex to Operate Soon in Balkans

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Frontex must be more effective and faster to be able to deal with difficult tasks at the EU’s outer borders, Frontex Deputy Executive Director Berndt Koerner said at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. If an EU member country asks Frontex for support, it

Kalinak: 4,120 Police Officers Provided EU Summit Security

Kalinak: 4,120 Police Officers Provided EU Summit Security

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – No major security problems or transport collapse occurred during Friday’s (September 16) informal EU summit in Bratislava, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar told a news conference in Bratislava on Monday. Twenty-one minor crimes were committed in Bratislava region on

Judicial Council Selects Prochazka as Candidate for EUGC Judge

Judicial Council Selects Prochazka as Candidate for EUGC Judge

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Former Siet (Network) party leader Radoslav Prochazka could become Slovakia’s official candidate for the post of additional judge at the EU General Court (EUGC) if approved by the Cabinet, as members of the Judicial Council on Monday supported Prochazka with ten votes out of a

Fico: Slovakia's Economy to Grow by 3.6 percent in 2016

Fico: Slovakia's Economy to Grow by 3.6 percent in 2016

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economy will grow by 3.6 percent year-on-year in 2016, said Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. Fico stated that Slovakia is doing very well and is among the countries with the fastest growing economies in the EU.

Kiska: I Worried About Too Unrealistic Expectations Regarding EU Summit

Kiska: I Worried About Too Unrealistic Expectations Regarding EU Summit

Bratislava, September 17 (TASR) – “I viewed the initiative of the Slovak (Council of the EU) Presidency and Prime Minister (Robert Fico) to organise the informal EU summit in Bratislava as a good idea, although later I had growing concerns whether such a meeting wouldn’t raise too large and completely