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Fico: Slovakia Must Be at Heart of EU Affairs

Fico: Slovakia Must Be at Heart of EU Affairs

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – It would be a pity for Slovakia to pass up the opportunity to make the most of its current momentum and the major accomplishments in the transformation process thus far, or if it failed to join the list of EU countries advancing at a brisker clip

Lajcak: We Don't Dramatise Any Lack of Agreement in V4

Lajcak: We Don't Dramatise Any Lack of Agreement in V4

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – We never dramatise it if the Visegrad Four/V4 (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) doesn’t agree on something, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Wednesday in reference to the recent re-election of European Council President Donald Tusk despite the

Kiska Congratulates Hungarian President Ader on Re-election

Kiska Congratulates Hungarian President Ader on Re-election

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Monday telephoned his Hungarian counterpart Janos Ader to congratulate him on his re-election in a parliamentary vote earlier in the day, stating that he’s looking forward to continuing neighbourly dialogue between their countries and the two as presidents as well.

Fico Represents Sobotka at EU Summit in Brussels

Fico Represents Sobotka at EU Summit in Brussels

Brussels, March 10 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at an informal part of the EU summit in Brussels on Friday represented not only his own country but also Czech Premier Bohuslav Sobotka, who left the meeting of EU leaders on Thursday night to attend a congress held by his

Fico: Temporary Quotas Absolute Fiasco; EU Has No Alternative Solution

Fico: Temporary Quotas Absolute Fiasco; EU Has No Alternative Solution

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The system of temporary migrant quotas within the EU is an absolute failure, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a meeting of the parliamentary European affairs committee on Wednesday (March 8) while presenting the agenda for the European Council summit. The summit is taking place

Fico: If EU President Election Is Postponed, Tusk Won't Be Re-elected

Fico: If EU President Election Is Postponed, Tusk Won't Be Re-elected

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – If the Polish Government succeeds in postponing the European Council president election until a different EU summit, the incumbent Donald Tusk won’t be re-elected, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the parliamentary European affairs committee on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Fico supported Tusk’s bid, stating

Two Syrians from Germany Arrested in Slovakia for Smuggling Migrants

Two Syrians from Germany Arrested in Slovakia for Smuggling Migrants

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The Slovak police have pressed charges of people smuggling against two Syrian nationals with temporary stays in Germany who were caught attempting to smuggle a 23-year old-Syrian woman with two children through the Rajka-Cunovo crossing at the Hungarian-Slovak border near Bratislava last week, TASR learnt on