Foreign Policies

Slovak President: Expulsion of Russian Diplomats Erects Strong Boundaries

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – Slovakia by expelling three Russian diplomats expressed support to the Czech Republic and at the same time erected strong boundaries to activities of foreign secret services that endanger security interests of “our countries”, TASR was told by Slovak President Zuzana Caputova’s spokesman Martin Strizinec on Thursday.

“We’ve always been standing side by side with the Czechs, be it in good times or in bad. By expelling three members of Russia’s diplomatic mission in Slovakia, we’ve supported our closest neighbour, partner and ally, and at the same time we erected strong boundaries to activities of foreign secret services on our territories that endanger security interests of our countries,” stated Caputova.

Slovakia will expel three Russian diplomats in response to an explosion in a Czech ammunition warehouse seven years ago with the alleged involvement of Russia, as stated by the Czech Government last week, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) announced on Thursday. The Russians were asked to leave Slovakia within seven days.

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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