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Slovakia Calls on Russia to Observe International Law in Sea of Azov

Slovakia Calls on Russia to Observe International Law in Sea of Azov

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Slovakia has called on Russia to observe the international law and allow free access to the Ukrainian ports situated on the shore of the Sea of Azov, stated the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry in a statement on Monday in connection with an incident involving

Premier: If Participation in Marrakech Means Support, Slovakia Won't Go

Premier: If Participation in Marrakech Means Support, Slovakia Won't Go

Brussels/Bratislava, November 25 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia will in no way support the UN Global Compact for Migration, and if Slovakia’s participation in the negotiations on the compact in Marrakech next month at any level – ministerial or other – means automatically joining, nobody will attend the negotiations on behalf of

Kiska: We Must Refuse Questioning of Ukrainian Holodomor

Kiska: We Must Refuse Questioning of Ukrainian Holodomor

Kiev, November 24 (TASR correspondent) – It is a moral duty of countries not to forget the famine in the 1930s and do everything so that such tragedy never recurs, Slovak President Andrej Kiska stated at the presidential forum on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine

Pellegrini: EC's Decision to Punish Italy Premature, But Signal Needed

Pellegrini: EC's Decision to Punish Italy Premature, But Signal Needed

Rome, November 22 (TASR correspondent) – Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has said in Italy that he views the European Commission’s (EC) decision to take the first step towards imposing disciplinary punishment on Italy over its budget for next year as premature, but he agrees that a signal needs

Lajcak Might Step Down If UN Global Migration Compact Is Rejected

Lajcak Might Step Down If UN Global Migration Compact Is Rejected

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) is entertaining the idea of stepping down from his post if Parliament votes not to join the United Nations Global Compact on Migration, TASR learnt on Tuesday. “Ever since I’ve been a minister, I’ve

Fico: UN Migration Compact Not In Line with Slovakia's Migration Policy

Fico: UN Migration Compact Not In Line with Slovakia's Migration Policy

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – The UN Global Compact for Migration, which should be approved as a non-binding document in Morocco in December, isn’t in line with the national migration policy of Slovakia and is also unacceptable to the Smer-SD party, Smer-SD leader and former prime minister Robert Fico has

V4 Labour Ministers Reject Austrian Legislation Concerning Family Allowances

V4 Labour Ministers Reject Austrian Legislation Concerning Family Allowances

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – Ministers of labour and social affairs from the Visegrad Four countries (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) rejected Austrian legislation concerning family allowances in a resolution jointly signed at their meeting in Bratislava on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. The V4 ministers will also