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Sigmar Gabriel: People Must Feel that Europe Helps Them

Sigmar Gabriel: People Must Feel that Europe Helps Them

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – Social Democrats in Europe should promote the ideas of freedom and solidarity, and strive to see ordinary people feeling that Europe helps them, chief of the German Social Democratic Party and Federal Vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said at Smer-SD’s programme conference in Bratislava on Saturday. “The

Fico Sees Sanctions against Russia as Pointless and Not Leading to Anything

Fico Sees Sanctions against Russia as Pointless and Not Leading to Anything

Brussels, October 21 (TASR) – The EU’s sanctions against Russia are pointless and don’t work, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after the EU summit in Brussels on Friday. Summarising Brussels’s deliberations on foreign relations, Fico said that the leaders focused mainly on the situation in Ukraine and

Kalinak: Slovakia Tries to Integrate Muslim into Society Quickly

Kalinak: Slovakia Tries to Integrate Muslim into Society Quickly

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – The easiest way to reduce Islamic radicalisation is to integrate Muslims into society, said Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak at a meeting with the G6 interior ministers in Rome on Friday, ministry spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova told TASR on the same day. The G6 (Group of Six)

Fico Criticises Kiska for V4 Comments and Meeting with Dalai Lama

Fico Criticises Kiska for V4 Comments and Meeting with Dalai Lama

Brussels, October 20 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska’s recent criticism of the Visegrad Four (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) for having an allegedly poor image in Europe over its stance towards migration was inappropriate, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said in Brussels on Thursday. The summit of

Exhibition of 1956 Hungarian Revolution Opens at Slovak Culture Ministry

Exhibition of 1956 Hungarian Revolution Opens at Slovak Culture Ministry

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – An exhibition entitled ‘For Freedom and Independence’ with the subtitle ‘Two Weeks of Freedom’ was opened on the Slovak Culture Ministry’s courtyard as part of Slovakia’s Presidency of the EU Council on Thursday in order to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Revolution against that country’

Fico: Employing Migrants Doesn't Concern Slovakia

Fico: Employing Migrants Doesn't Concern Slovakia

Brussels, October 19 (TASR correspondent) – Employing refugees in the EU, which is supported by EU social partners (Governments, employers and trade unions), doesn’t concern Slovakia, as there aren’t many migrants in the country, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico after the Tripartite Social Summit in Brussels on Wednesday. The

Lajcak: Meeting between Kiska and Dalai Lama Will Damage Slovakia

Lajcak: Meeting between Kiska and Dalai Lama Will Damage Slovakia

Bratislava, October 19 (TASR) – The recent meeting between Slovak President Andrej Kiska and the 14th Dalai Lama will have a negative impact on Slovak-Chinese relations, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. “These are matters that the Chinese won’