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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,

Tusk: Considerations on End of West and EU Overblown

Tusk: Considerations on End of West and EU Overblown

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – European Council President Donald Tusk, speaking as part of a panel entitled “European (Dis)Union” at the GLOBSEC conference in Bratislava on Sunday, rejected considerations that the fall of the West is allegedly taking place. “These considerations are overblown, I can’t accept the notion of

Fico: EU Doesn't Need Plan B, It Just Needs Better Communication

Fico: EU Doesn't Need Plan B, It Just Needs Better Communication

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated at the GLOBSEC international security conference in Bratislava on Sunday that the EU “doesn’t need a plan B, while in fact it needs normal open debate”. Fico was speaking as part of a debate panel entitled “European (Dis)