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Matecna Lambasts Netherlands for Late Reporting on Fipronil

Matecna Lambasts Netherlands for Late Reporting on Fipronil

Tallin, September 5 (TASR) – Slovak Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS) nominee at an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Tallin on Tuesday lambasted the Netherlands for its failure to report promptly the fipronil scandal concerning eggs and chicken. “It’s a crime.

Fico: Bratislava to Host Consumer Summit in mid-October

Fico: Bratislava to Host Consumer Summit in mid-October

Bratislava/Lednice, September 4 (TASR) – A consumer summit that will mainly focus on double quality standards of food and unfair trading practices should take place in Bratislava in mid-October, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Monday. Fico was speaking after a joint session of

Fico and Sobotka Ink Memorandum to Enhance Ties Further

Fico and Sobotka Ink Memorandum to Enhance Ties Further

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – This meeting has brought together countries that aren’t only democratic and close in the values that they cherish, but that are also experiencing great success at present, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the conclusion of a joint session of the Slovak and Czech

Kiska to Head Slovak Delegation at 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

Kiska to Head Slovak Delegation at 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska is set to lead the Slovak delegation at the 72th session of the United Nations General Assembly due to begin at the UN’s headquarters in New York on September 12, according to a document that is set to be approved by

Slovak Foreign Ministry Strongly Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test

Slovak Foreign Ministry Strongly Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test

Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) – The Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has strongly condemned the missile test that North Korea conducted on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the ministry’s press department on the same day. “The Slovak Republic condemns North Korea’s activities, which have the potential to violate regional

Fico on Attack in Barcelona: Europe Must Provide Its People with Security

Fico on Attack in Barcelona: Europe Must Provide Its People with Security

Bratislava, August 17 (TASR) – Europe and Slovakia have to first and foremost provide their people with security, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in response to a terrorist attack that took place in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Thursday afternoon, TASR learnt on the same day. “We can never

'Firefighter Attaché' to Be Appointed at Czech Embassy in Slovakia

'Firefighter Attaché' to Be Appointed at Czech Embassy in Slovakia

Prague/Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – The Czech Embassy in Bratislava will establish a somewhat unusual post of firefighter attaché, with Slovakia planning to do the same in Prague, Czech daily Lidove Noviny reported on Thursday. “The setting up of such a post is being planned. It’s a reciprocal step,