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Pellegrini: Slovakia Wants to Vie for European Labour Authority Seat

Pellegrini: Slovakia Wants to Vie for European Labour Authority Seat

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Slovakia is interested in hosting the headquarters of the new European Labour Authority, with the country asking for support in this effort from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) on Thursday after a meeting with Merkel, who has come to Bratislava to

Danko Meets With Czech President Zeman in Prague, Talking Politics and Life

Danko Meets With Czech President Zeman in Prague, Talking Politics and Life

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko met with Czech President Milos Zeman in Prague on Wednesday, to discuss political issues but also private affairs, which, however, neither side wished to specify. “Sitting down with Milos Zeman is an experience never to be forgotten. The man is wise, charismatic

Venezuela Issue Divides Coalition, Lajcak Lacks Support from Smer and SNS

Venezuela Issue Divides Coalition, Lajcak Lacks Support from Smer and SNS

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak has unequivocal support on the issue of Venezuela neither in Smer-SD, which nominated him to his post, nor in junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS). On the other hand, Lajcak’s stance draws support from third coalition party Most-Hid

Priorities of Economic Diplomacy Successfully Met in 2018

Priorities of Economic Diplomacy Successfully Met in 2018

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – The priorities of economic diplomacy in 2018 were successfully achieved, the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has stated in its extensive Report on the Status and Results of Economic Diplomacy in 2018. This was helped by improved coordination of activities and cooperation between the main protagonists

Parliament Adopts SNS-sponsored Resolution on Hungary and Poland

Parliament Adopts SNS-sponsored Resolution on Hungary and Poland

Bratislava, February 1 (TASR) – Parliament on Friday adopted a draft resolution on Hungary and Poland sponsored by the Slovak National Party (SNS). The Slovak Parliament in the resolution takes due note of EU proposals to penalise the two countries and declares that it will actively advocate the use of all

Lajcak: Brexit Measures Should Be Approved by House in March

Lajcak: Brexit Measures Should Be Approved by House in March

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – Measures aimed at mitigating the effects of Brexit, a.k.a. Lex Brexit, should be approved by Parliament as early as in March, stated Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) after a Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that the measures in question

Hrnko: V4 Security Committees Agreed on Co-operation

Hrnko: V4 Security Committees Agreed on Co-operation

Bratislava, January 23 (TASR) – Representatives of the defence and security committees of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) committed themselves to closer co-operation, with one of the main topics of their talks in Bratislava on Wednesday being the priorities of the Slovak presidency in the Organisation