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Kiska: Slovakia Undiscovered Land for Austrians

Kiska: Slovakia Undiscovered Land for Austrians

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – Slovakia is an undiscovered land for Austrian people, even though Bratislava and Vienna are situated close to each other, stated Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Wednesday, with his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen, who is paying an official visit to Slovakia, agreeing with this opinion.

Gov't: Protection of Slovaks Living in Britain Will Be Priority in Brexit Talks

Gov't: Protection of Slovaks Living in Britain Will Be Priority in Brexit Talks

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – The Slovak Government’s priorities during the Brexit negotiations will be protecting the rights of Slovaks living in the United Kingdom as well as the UK’s financial settlement stemming from the EU membership, according to a Foreign and European Affairs Ministry-sponsored report okayed by the

Abdykarimov: Slovak Pavilion at Astana EXPO Will Be Very Interesting

Abdykarimov: Slovak Pavilion at Astana EXPO Will Be Very Interesting

Bratislava, 25 April (TASR) – As many as 19 international institutions as well as 115 countries, Slovakia included, have already confirmed that they will participate in the international EXPO 2017 exposition due to take place in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana between June 10-September 10, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Kazakhstan’s Ambassador

Broekers-Knol: Politicians Must Bear Responsibility for Their Acts

Broekers-Knol: Politicians Must Bear Responsibility for Their Acts

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) – In order to regain public trust, politicians have to take responsibility for their actions, be transparent and give people the opportunity to participate in decision-making processes, stated President of the Dutch Senate Ankie Broekers-Knol in her speech at the summit of EU parliamentary chairs that took

Nestor: Modern Democracy Means Voting Quickly, Safely and Online

Nestor: Modern Democracy Means Voting Quickly, Safely and Online

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) – Democracy in modern times means giving people the possibility to vote online, safely and quickly from anywhere in the world, stated Estonian Parliamentary Chairman Eiki Nestor at a summit of EU parliamentary chairs in Bratislava on Monday. “As many as one third of the votes were

EU Parliaments to Create Joint Group to Supervise Europol Activities

EU Parliaments to Create Joint Group to Supervise Europol Activities

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) – EU national parliaments will create a Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Group (JPSG) to monitor Europol activities, with each member state obliged to nominate up to four members, according to an agreement reached by representatives of EU parliaments at a summit in Bratislava on Monday. Regardless of the

Danko: Britain Will Regret Brexit after Some Time

Danko: Britain Will Regret Brexit after Some Time

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) – Britain will definitely regret leaving the European Union after some time, Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) told a news conference held during the Conference of EU Parliamentary Chairs held at Bratislava Castle on Monday, adding that he believes that the Union will