Foreign Policies

Parizek Thanks Norwegian Ambassador for Her Engagement in Slovakia

Bratislava, July 24 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs State Secretary Lukas Parizek on Tuesday met Norwegian Ambassador to Slovakia Inge Magistad, whose tenure as ambassador is about to end, TASR learnt from the ministry’s press department on the same day.

On behalf of Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, Parizek presented the ambassador with the Gold Plaque for her extraordinary engagement, personal contribution and merit in building and developing bilateral relations and cooperation between Slovakia and Norway.

Parizek and Magistad concurred that the two countries are interested in boosting Slovak-Norwegian cooperation with an emphasis on the economic sphere. Magistad highlighted the importance of Slovakia’s upcoming Presidency of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which could serve as a suitable platform for implementing bilateral projects, especially with the support of Norway’s financial mechanisms.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

PM: Slovakia to Organise Repeated Mass Testing, Two Dozen Districts Exempt

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Slovakia will organise a repeated mass testing for the coronavirus, but districts with positivity rates below 0.7 percent in the testing this past weekend will be exempt from the second round, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management

Fico: Slovakia to Receive €1 bn of €10-bn Package of EU Funds for Floods

Slovakia will receive €1 billion of the €10-billion package from EU cohesion funds to deal with the consequences of the recent floods, Premier Robert Fico, who attended on Thursday a meeting of premiers and the European Commission on floods in Wroclaw, Poland, told a press conference on Friday.

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