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Merkel: Bratislava Summit Takes Place in Constructive Atmosphere

Merkel: Bratislava Summit Takes Place in Constructive Atmosphere

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The informal summit of 27 EU member countries (without Great Britain) in Bratislava on Friday took place in a constructive atmosphere, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a press conference after the meeting. She conceded that Europe is currently in crisis, so it was necessary to

Tusk: Millions of Europeans Not Feeling Safe

Tusk: Millions of Europeans Not Feeling Safe

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – Millions of Europeans don’t feel safe at the moment, European Council President Donald Tusk said after the informal EU summit in Bratislava on Friday. “People have concerns of what’s going on and of insufficient control. They’re afraid of migration, terrorism and of their

Fico: EU Summit Successful, Declaration and Road Map Adopted

Fico: EU Summit Successful, Declaration and Road Map Adopted

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The informal summit of 27 EU member countries (without Britain) in Bratislava on Friday was successful, having produced the Bratislava Declaration and traced a Bratislava Road Map of the EU’s priorities for the next few months, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press

V4: EU's Migration Policies Should Be Based on Flexible Solidarity

V4: EU's Migration Policies Should Be Based on Flexible Solidarity

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The EU’s migration policies should be based on the principle of flexible solidarity, reads a joint statement from the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) presented at the informal EU summit in Bratislava on Friday. It is necessary to halt the influx of illegal

SaS Supports Establishment of European Army

SaS Supports Establishment of European Army

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) supports the establishment of a European army that could cooperate with NATO or act on its own, said SaS vice-chair Lubomir Galko in view of the informal EU summit taking place in Bratislava on Friday. “Political developments near EU borders

Kiska Hopes EU Summit Will Start Restoring People's Trust

Kiska Hopes EU Summit Will Start Restoring People's Trust

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – European leaders should focus on the things that bind EU-member states together and beware of solutions that stir up negative emotions among people, said Slovak President Andrej Kiska with respect to the informal EU summit taking place in Bratislava on Friday. “I hope that the EU

Schulz: I Hope That Unity and Dialogue Will Prevail at Bratislava Summit

Schulz: I Hope That Unity and Dialogue Will Prevail at Bratislava Summit

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – “Following pre-summit bilateral talks I’m quite optimistic and hope that unity and dialogue will prevail at the summit in Bratislava,” said European Parliament (EP) President Martin Schulz at a press conference during the informal EU summit in Bratislava on Friday. Schulz called on EU leaders