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Koerner: Frontex to Operate Soon in Balkans

Koerner: Frontex to Operate Soon in Balkans

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Frontex must be more effective and faster to be able to deal with difficult tasks at the EU’s outer borders, Frontex Deputy Executive Director Berndt Koerner said at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. If an EU member country asks Frontex for support, it

Kiska: I Worried About Too Unrealistic Expectations Regarding EU Summit

Kiska: I Worried About Too Unrealistic Expectations Regarding EU Summit

Bratislava, September 17 (TASR) – “I viewed the initiative of the Slovak (Council of the EU) Presidency and Prime Minister (Robert Fico) to organise the informal EU summit in Bratislava as a good idea, although later I had growing concerns whether such a meeting wouldn’t raise too large and completely

Fico: Unlike Great Britain, We Know What We Want

Fico: Unlike Great Britain, We Know What We Want

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – Negotiations with Great Britain after its referendum on leaving the EU must lead to a state that will clearly show that it’s beneficial to be a member of the Union, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after the informal summit of 27 EU leaders in Bratislava

Hollande: Border Protection, Security, Economic Growth EU Priorities

Hollande: Border Protection, Security, Economic Growth EU Priorities

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – Protecting EU borders, security, economic development and the future of youth are the priorities that must be tackled by the European Union, stated French President Francois Hollande after the informal summit of 27 EU leaders held at Bratislava Castle on Friday. Hollande, along with German Chancellor

Cretu: I Feel Proud When I See How EU Money Helps Improve Lives

Cretu: I Feel Proud When I See How EU Money Helps Improve Lives

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The Freedom Cycling Bridge – connecting the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves to the Austrian village of Schlosshof – is a place that thanks to EU funds has successfully changed from a former place of pain to one of joy and benefits, TASR learnt on Friday. This

Juncker: Bulgaria to Receive €108 million for Border Protection

Juncker: Bulgaria to Receive €108 million for Border Protection

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The European Commission will provide €108 million to Bulgaria for protecting its border with Turkey against illegal migration, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said after the informal EU summit in Bratislava, adding that further €116 million could be allocated later. European Council President Donald Tusk noted that

Juncker: No Written Conclusions from Informal EU Summit

Juncker: No Written Conclusions from Informal EU Summit

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the informal EU summit in Bratislava on Friday said that he was happy to see the European Council embracing his State of the European Union address delivered in European Parliament a few days ago. “The fact that the European Council