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Blaha: Filling of Top EU Posts Signals Central Europe Only Supposed to Obey

Blaha: Filling of Top EU Posts Signals Central Europe Only Supposed to Obey

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – The fact that only politicians from Western Europe were selected for top EU posts is unfortunate and signals that Central Europe is supposed only to obey and follow, not participate in any decision-making, believes House European Affairs Committee chair Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD). Committee vice-chair Martin Klus

Prime Minister Pellegrini Welcomes Election of von der Leyen as EC Head

Prime Minister Pellegrini Welcomes Election of von der Leyen as EC Head

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) welcomes the election of Ursula von der Leyen as the President of the new European Commission and voiced hope that Maros Sefcovic will acquire a strong portfolio in the new Commission, TASR was told by Government Office press department on Wednesday.

Caputova: Slovakia Most EU Integrated Country in Visegrad Four

Caputova: Slovakia Most EU Integrated Country in Visegrad Four

Warsaw, July 15 (TASR-correspondet) – There are differences between the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary), and when it comes to the EU, Slovakia is the most integrated country among them, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova stated on Monday at a press conference held after her meeting

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