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King Harald V of Norway Awards State Honours to Slovak Jan Zima

King Harald V of Norway Awards State Honours to Slovak Jan Zima

Oslo/Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) – Norwegian king Harald V has awarded high state honours to a Slovak citizen, president of the Norwegian Slovak Forum (Norsk Slovakisk Forum/NSF) Jan Zima, TASR was told by the forum on Friday. Harald V bestowed the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, First Class on

Danko Protests against Ukraine Staging Death of Russian Journalist

Danko Protests against Ukraine Staging Death of Russian Journalist

Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (SNS) has protested against the activities of the Ukrainian secret services, which staged the death of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, and will convey this note of disapproval to his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Parubiy, TASR learnt on Thursday. The Ukrainian intelligence operation – allegedly

Cabinet: US Military Experts to Provide Training in Slovakia

Cabinet: US Military Experts to Provide Training in Slovakia

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – A team of American military experts will come to Slovakia in the summer in order to provide training and consultation to the Slovak Armed Forces, with the Cabinet approving a proposal to this effect on Wednesday. The objective of the Civil Affairs team’s presence in

Sefcovic: Quarter of Funds from EU's Future Budget to Go to Climate

Sefcovic: Quarter of Funds from EU's Future Budget to Go to Climate

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – Climate change is the number one danger for humanity and, therefore, 25 percent of the EU budget for the following seven years will go towards climate protection, said European Commission Vice-president for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic when addressing the GLOBSEC 2018 Bratislava Forum on Friday. “The

Premier Pellegrini at Summit in Sofia: Slovakia Supports EU Enlargement

Premier Pellegrini at Summit in Sofia: Slovakia Supports EU Enlargement

Sofia, May 17 (TASR) – The EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia on Thursday wasn’t supposed to talk about the enlargement but should have given a clear stance for the countries of the Western Balkans that the European Union counts on them and that it sees their future in EU membership,

Premier: Slovakia's Foreign Policy Must Remain Consistent

Premier: Slovakia's Foreign Policy Must Remain Consistent

Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) – It’s key for Slovakia to preserve consensus in its foreign policy, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after meeting Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) on Wednesday as part of the premier’s series of visits to individual ministries. “I sometimes

Austria Would Save €23 million on Slovaks Who Receive Family Allowances There

Austria Would Save €23 million on Slovaks Who Receive Family Allowances There

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Austria would save on Slovaks because of lower family allowances more than one-third of the amount it pays Slovaks working in Austria, stated Labour Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) at a meeting of the parliamentary EU committee. Until now, Austria has been paying €63.3 million to