Sign in Subscribe

Foreign Policies

Kiska Expresses Support for Ukraine in Its EU Integration Process

Kiska Expresses Support for Ukraine in Its EU Integration Process

Vysne Nemecke/Uzhgorod, June 11 (TASR) – Slovakia is supporting Ukraine in its attempts to join the EU, stated Slovak President Andrej Kiska in his speech at the border crossing of Vysne Nemecke (Kosice region)-Uzhhorod (Ukraine) while meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko on Sunday. Kiska was speaking on the

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Astana, June 10 (TASR) – Opportunities, such as the international Expo 2017 exposition in Astana, are a good way how to make Slovakia more visible, stated Slovak Economy Minister Peter Ziga, who is heading the Slovak delegation at the opening of this international event in Kazakhstan. “We’ve tried to prepare

Fico: I Recognise Results of UK Election and Congratulate Winner

Fico: I Recognise Results of UK Election and Congratulate Winner

Bratislava/Presov, June 9 (TASR) – I respect the general election results in the United Kingdom, and I want the European Union (EU) to conclude the negotiations on the UK’s decision to leave the Union responsibly, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico of the leftist coalition Smer-SD party at a

Lajcak Meets Lavrov: We're Diplomats, Dialogue Is Our Principal Duty

Lajcak Meets Lavrov: We're Diplomats, Dialogue Is Our Principal Duty

Kaliningrad, June 6 (TASR) – Russia is viewed by Slovakia as an important economic and trading partner despite the current complex international situation, with Slovakia interested in further economic cooperation, stated Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Kaliningrad, Russia

Sulik: Fico's Insistence on Slovakia Joining EU's Core Dangerous

Sulik: Fico's Insistence on Slovakia Joining EU's Core Dangerous

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – Slovakia most certainly shouldn’t strive to be in the A class of EU-member countries as insisted on by Prime Minister Robert Fico, who hasn’t said what commitments this should involve, said MEP and leader of Slovak parliamentary Opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) Richard

Fico: Eurozone Should be Closer-knit, Slovakia Aims to Be in Its Core

Fico: Eurozone Should be Closer-knit, Slovakia Aims to Be in Its Core

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – The eurozone should be even more united internally and Slovakia wants to be part of its core, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said after a Solidarity and Development Council (RSR) session in Bratislava on Friday. The meeting involved a discussion on Slovakia’s position in the

Victims of Fight for Freedom Honoured by Commemorating Hristo Botev

Victims of Fight for Freedom Honoured by Commemorating Hristo Botev

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – The one who falls in the struggle for freedom does not die, said Bulgarian Ambassador to Slovakia Yordanka Chobanova, recalling the words of Bulgarian poet Hristo Botev during Friday’s ceremony commemorating the heroes who fell in the fight for independence and freedom. In her speech,