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Caputova: V4 Can't Only Be about Protecting Regional Interests

Caputova: V4 Can't Only Be about Protecting Regional Interests

Budapest, July 11 (TASR-correspondent) – The way in which Slovaks and Hungarians perceive the EU membership of their respective countries, i.e. with high levels of support, is what brings Slovakia and Hungary together, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova stated on Thursday after meeting her Hungarian counterpart Janos Ader. “On behalf of

Caputova Conveys Concerns about Human Rights to China's Wang Yi

Caputova Conveys Concerns about Human Rights to China's Wang Yi

Bratislava, July 10 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova voiced concerns about the worsening situation regarding the protection of human rights in China at her meeting with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, the President’s Office reported on its website on the same day. The

OSCE Foreign Affairs Ministers Holding Talks in High Tatras

OSCE Foreign Affairs Ministers Holding Talks in High Tatras

Strbske Pleso, July 9 (TASR) – How to guarantee stability in Europe and beyond its borders and how to draw lessons from past conflicts and choose ways of preventing them – these issues are high on the agenda of plenary talks taking place within an informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers from

Benova Becomes Quaestor and Member of EP Presidency

Benova Becomes Quaestor and Member of EP Presidency

Brussels/Strasbourg/Bratislava, July 4 (TASR-correspondent) – MEPs elected five new quaestors for the first two-and-a-half years of the 9th legislative term of the European Parliament, with Slovak MEP Monika Benova (Smer-SD) from the Socialist and Democrats political group (S&D) among them, TASR learnt on the same day. The

Foreign Affairs Ministry: Slovakia Has Risen in FutureBrand Country Index

Foreign Affairs Ministry: Slovakia Has Risen in FutureBrand Country Index

Bratislava, July 4 (TASR) – Slovakia was ranked 35th in the ‘FutureBrand Country Index 2019’, i.e. in terms of building a brand for the country, an improvement of 24 places since 2014, the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has told TASR. In fact, Slovakia has seen the biggest improvement in

Caputova Wants Slovak Diplomacy to Continue to Be High-quality and Respected

Caputova Wants Slovak Diplomacy to Continue to Be High-quality and Respected

Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova received ambassadors at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, with the president praising the work they do for the country, TASR learnt on the same day. Caputova stressed that she wanted Slovak diplomacy to continue to be high-quality and respected. “I want Slovakia

Lajcak: Danko at Times Disrespects Slovakia's Foreign-policy Orientation

Lajcak: Danko at Times Disrespects Slovakia's Foreign-policy Orientation

Bratislava, July 3 (TASR) – Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) stated on Wednesday in regards to Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko’s (SNS) ongoing visit to Russia that even though there’s nothing wrong with the visit itself, it’s important to respect Slovakia’s cohesive orientation and Europe’