Sign in Subscribe

Foreign Policies

Fico: OECD to Conduct Audit of Anti-corruption Legislation in Slovakia

Fico: OECD to Conduct Audit of Anti-corruption Legislation in Slovakia

Paris, January 16 (TASR – correspondent) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will carry out an audit of Slovak anti-corruption legislation, according to an agreement struck between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurrio in Paris on Monday. “I as prime minister want an objective

Lajcak: No Point to Judge Trump's Administration before it Assumes Office

Lajcak: No Point to Judge Trump's Administration before it Assumes Office

Brussels, January 16 (TASR correspondent) – It makes no sense to speculate over steps by Donald Trump’s new administration sooner than it assume office, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said before the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s first meeting of the year, which will be held in

Zeman: Slovak Presidency Changed Attitude towards Migration Crisis

Zeman: Slovak Presidency Changed Attitude towards Migration Crisis

Bratislava/Prague, January 12 (TASR) – The Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of last year changed the EU’s attitude towards the migration crisis, and that’s why it was successful, Czech President Milos Zeman has said in an exclusive interview for TASR and

Solymos Happy with Outcome of Slovak EU Presidency

Solymos Happy with Outcome of Slovak EU Presidency

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) – Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid) has expressed his satisfaction with the results of the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU. “With the ratification of the Paris Climate Agreement, we pulled off a tour de force. The EU got this mechanism off the ground,” said

Fico: Budget for Presidency Has Not Been Exhausted, Saving is over €14 mn

Fico: Budget for Presidency Has Not Been Exhausted, Saving is over €14 mn

Bratislava, January 2 (TASR) – I can seriously state today that Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU was a real success, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told Monday’s news conference dedicated to the presidency’s evaluation. “It was successful in all aspects and it’s not

Danko: If Britain Gains Privileges by Brexit, EU Will Cease to Exist

Danko: If Britain Gains Privileges by Brexit, EU Will Cease to Exist

Bratislava, December 31 (TASR) – The end of the European Union isn’t only a theoretical but also a real possibility, and Slovakia has to be prepared for this, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko has said in an interview for TASR. “If there isn’t any

Danko: Time When Brussels Looked Down on National Parliaments Over

Danko: Time When Brussels Looked Down on National Parliaments Over

Bratislava, December 30 (TASR) – One of the reasons why Slovakia as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union organised an informal summit of EU parliamentary chairs in Bratislava in October was the increasing importance of national parliaments for the future of the Union itself, Parliamentary Chairman