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Cibula: Austrian Islamist Security Threat Threatens Bratislava as Well

Cibula: Austrian Islamist Security Threat Threatens Bratislava as Well

Bratislava, December 22 (TASR) – A terrorist threat originating from Austria could also put Bratislava in danger, believes former Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) director and Former Intelligence Officers Association chair Igor Cibula. “The attention that the police and intelligence community in Slovakia are paying to the security situation with regard to

Fico: Attack on European Cultural Identity in Berlin, We Must Defend Ourselves

Fico: Attack on European Cultural Identity in Berlin, We Must Defend Ourselves

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The attack on people gathered at a Christmas market in Berlin represents an attack on the cultural identity of Europe, and Slovakia is entitled to adopt counter-measures, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday after a session of the National Security Analytical Centre convened in response

Korcok: Defence and Security Are Business of Political Leaders

Korcok: Defence and Security Are Business of Political Leaders

Bratislava, December 19 (TASR) – The common security and defence policy has seen no progress, but this isn’t the business of any presidency, but of political leaders, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State Secretary and Government Proxy for Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU Ivan

Fico: Sanctions against Russia Ineffective, Let's Stick to Our Own Truth

Fico: Sanctions against Russia Ineffective, Let's Stick to Our Own Truth

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – Sanctions against Russia have failed to modify the behaviour of Moscow towards Ukraine, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a session of the parliamentary European affairs committee held on Wednesday. “We’re all making a fuss [out of nothing]. Both states have tasks to meet

Slovakia Sending Humanitarian Aid Worth €127,000 to War-torn Aleppo

Slovakia Sending Humanitarian Aid Worth €127,000 to War-torn Aleppo

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – Slovakia is sending humanitarian aid to three hospitals in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the fiercest fighting in the country is taking place at the moment, TASR learnt on Wednesday. A convoy with medical devices, beds and blankets left the Interior Ministry’s logistics base

Leaders of EU Institutions Ink Joint Declaration on Legislative Priorities

Leaders of EU Institutions Ink Joint Declaration on Legislative Priorities

Strasbourg/Brussels, December 13 (TASR-correspondent) – Top representatives of the three European institutions signed a joint declaration on the EU’s legislative priorities for 2017 in Strasbourg on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico signed the document on behalf of the Slovak Presidency of the

Fico: Internal Political Issues Threatening European Project

Fico: Internal Political Issues Threatening European Project

Strasbourg/Brussels, December 13 (TASR-correspondent) – The EU-member states are gambling with the unique project of the European Union, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday. According to the Slovak premier, the Union is being threatened by member states’ internal