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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

Sebej: Total Restart of European Union is Impossible

Sebej: Total Restart of European Union is Impossible

A total restart of the European Union (EU) with 27 member states is not possible, Slovak Parliament’s foreign affairs committee chair Frantisek Sebej (Most-Hid) said on RTVS’s discussion programme ‘O 5 minut 12’ (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday while discussing the Union’s future with MEP Jozef

Slovakia to Monitor How UK Treats Slovaks Living There

Slovakia to Monitor How UK Treats Slovaks Living There

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – The devil is in the details, and Slovakia will therefore closely monitor how the UK’s promised generosity towards Slovaks living there will be met, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after meeting British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis in

Minister Matecna Decorated with French State Award for Agriculture

Minister Matecna Decorated with French State Award for Agriculture

Paris/Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) – Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) became the first Slovak citizen ever to receive the highest French state award for her contributions in agriculture, TASR learnt on Monday. Matecna was decorated with the Order of Agricultural Merit

Analyst: People Non-committal about EU Are Easily Swayed

Analyst: People Non-committal about EU Are Easily Swayed

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – A total of 45 percent of Slovaks have a neutral view of the European Union, according to the results of a Eurobarometer 86 survey announced by head of the European Commission Representation in Slovakia Dusan Chrenek. “These people are highly vulnerable in their attitudes towards the