Foreign Policies

Pellegrini: Slovakia Expelled Russian Diplomat for Activities

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) announced on Wednesday that Slovakia has expelled a Russian diplomat from the country, TASR learnt on the same day.

The premier added that the diplomat in question was engaged in activities that were no longer in line with how a diplomat should behave in EU and NATO countries.

The Russian diplomat was expelled on November 22 and had to leave Slovakia within 48 hours, said Pellegrini.

“Our political orientation is very clear, I will say that once again – pro-European, pro-NATO. We enjoy standard relations with the Russian Federation. We have done this in line with all diplomatic conventions and rules, and I’m glad that it was respected and that the person in question left the territory of Slovakia…,” said Pellegrini.

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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