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

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.

Martin Hojsik Elected as European Parliament Vice-president

Martin Hojsik Elected as European Parliament Vice-president

MEPs on Tuesday elected Slovak MEP Martin Hojsik from the Renew Europe (RE) liberal faction as one of the 14 vice-presidents of the European Parliament.

Premier: Government Planning to Mobilise Funds That Slovakia Has Available

Premier: Government Planning to Mobilise Funds That Slovakia Has Available

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) - The government is preparing to mobilise all the resources at Slovakia's disposal and wants to find out what the possibilities are for resources from the state budget and the European Union (EU), said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday following an inspection

Milan Krajniak Leader of Christian Union's Slate for EP Elections

Milan Krajniak Leader of Christian Union's Slate for EP Elections

Ex-minister of labour and former 'We Are Family' vice-chair Milan Krajniak will be the leader of the Christian Union's (KU) slate for the European Parliament (EP) elections, said KU chair Anna Zaborska when presenting the party's 14-member slate at a news conference in Zilina on Tuesday.

Benova to Lead Smer-SD's Slate into EP Elections, Followed by Blaha and Kalinak

Benova to Lead Smer-SD's Slate into EP Elections, Followed by Blaha and Kalinak

Current MEP Monika Benova will lead the governing Smer-SD party into the EP elections in June, while Parliamentary Vice-chair Lubos Blaha will be number two and Erik Kalinak number three on the party's slate.

PS Presents Slate for EP Elections, Ambition Is to Win

PS Presents Slate for EP Elections, Ambition Is to Win

The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has an ambition to win this year's European Parliament (EP) elections, said PS chairman Michal Simecka when presenting the party's slate on Wednesday.

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

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.