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Slovakia Assumes One-year Rotating Visegrad Four Presidency

Slovakia Assumes One-year Rotating Visegrad Four Presidency

Bratislava, July 1 (TASR) – Slovakia is the presiding country of the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) as of Sunday, under the slogan ‘A Dynamic Visegrad for Europe’. The programme will rest on three main pillars: a strong Europe, a safe environment and smart solutions.

Pellegrini: No Migrants Will Come to Slovakia without Our Consent

Pellegrini: No Migrants Will Come to Slovakia without Our Consent

Brussels, June 29 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia can accept as many as 1,200 migrants to assist neighbouring countries that find themselves in need; however, no migrants will come to Slovakia without the Government’s consent, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said on Friday in reaction to an agreement on

Pellegrini in Strasbourg: We Can Only Face Current Challenges Jointly

Pellegrini in Strasbourg: We Can Only Face Current Challenges Jointly

Strasbourg, June 27 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia needs the Council of Europe in the current turbulent times as much as other countries do, said Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini during the speech that he delivered to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on Wednesday. “Terrorism, the

Pellegrini: We'll Show Successful Roma Integration Story to Jagland

Pellegrini: We'll Show Successful Roma Integration Story to Jagland

Strasbourg, June 27 (TASR-correspondent) – Council of Europe Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland confirmed at his meeting with Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in Strasbourg on Wednesday that he’ll pay a visit to Slovakia in the autumn, TASR learnt on the same day. The invitation was originally extended to Jagland in October by

Premier: Slovakia Rejects Mandatory Quotas, Ready for Other Forms of Solidarity

Premier: Slovakia Rejects Mandatory Quotas, Ready for Other Forms of Solidarity

Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – Slovakia continues to refuse the mandatory redistribution of migrants and is ready for other forms of solidarity, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) told journalists on Monday. “The Slovak Republic is ready for other forms of solidarity. It will offer them, but we’ll never agree to

Slovak Parliamentary Team Places Second in V4 Football Tournament

Slovak Parliamentary Team Places Second in V4 Football Tournament

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – During an informal meeting of the heads of parliaments of the Visegrad Four (V4) group held in the Hungarian tourist town of Balatonfured, the Slovak parliamentary delegation took part in a football tournament of the four countries’ MPs. The Slovak team finished second in the tournament,

Danko at V4+Austria Meeting Highlights Need for Cyber Security

Danko at V4+Austria Meeting Highlights Need for Cyber Security

Budapest, June 22 (TASR-correspondent) – A Slovak initiative concerning the issue of cyber security was received with great interest at an informal meeting of the heads of parliaments of the Visegrad Four (V4) group in Hungary on Friday, Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (SNS) told TASR on the same day. The