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Kalinak: General Asylum Main Mistake in Border Protection Recently

Kalinak: General Asylum Main Mistake in Border Protection Recently

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – Proper protection of external Schengen borders boosts internal security and actively prevents illegal migration, stated Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak at a plenary meeting of the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) in Bratislava on Tuesday. Kalinak stressed

Burtscher: Social Sciences and Humanities Possible Cure for EU Issues

Burtscher: Social Sciences and Humanities Possible Cure for EU Issues

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – As part of its Presidency of the Council of the EU, Slovakia is hosting a two-day international conference dedicated to social and human sciences which has started in Bratislava on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. The conference is aimed at emphasising the growing importance

Lajcak: EU-Turkey Relations Unsatisfactory

Lajcak: EU-Turkey Relations Unsatisfactory

Brussels, November 14 (TASR-correspondent) – Current relations between the EU and Turkey aren’t satisfactory, with the two sides frustrated with each other, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak after a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday. “On one hand, the EU can’t tolerate

Gajdos: EU-NATO Cooperation Unimaginable without USA as Driving Force

Gajdos: EU-NATO Cooperation Unimaginable without USA as Driving Force

Brussels, November 14 (TASR-correspondent) – Defence ministers of EU-member states joined EU foreign ministers in Brussels on Monday to discuss opportunities for closer cooperation between EU countries in the field of defence and strengthening cooperation with NATO, Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told TASR on

Fico: I'm Nervous about Current State of EU

Fico: I'm Nervous about Current State of EU

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC) in Bratislava on Monday said that he’s nervous about the state the EU is in, which demonstrates that the EU has fallen in love with

Kazakhstan to Introduce Visa-free Travel for Slovaks as of 2017

Kazakhstan to Introduce Visa-free Travel for Slovaks as of 2017

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – Kazakhstan will introduce 30-day visa-free arrangements for Slovak citizens as of January 1, 2017, Serzhan Abdykarimov, the new ambassador of Kazakhstan to Slovakia and the Czech Republic, told a news conference in Bratislava on Friday. This diplomatic measure is aimed at deepening Kazakh-Slovak relations, as well

Fico: Slovakia's Specific Issue Concerning Brexit - Slovaks Living in UK

Fico: Slovakia's Specific Issue Concerning Brexit - Slovaks Living in UK

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) chief negotiator has the full support of the Slovak Government, and we’re fully aware that it’s only the EC that is entitled to lead all negotiations on Brexit with Great Britain and so contribute towards relevant results, stated Prime Minister