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Pellegrini: Three More Presidents to Attend Opening of Exhibition in Bratislava

Pellegrini: Three More Presidents to Attend Opening of Exhibition in Bratislava

Bratislava, 28 July (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini is scheduled to welcome at Bratislava Castle on 1 October his counterparts from the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, Austria Alexander Van der Bellen and Slovenia Natasha Pirc Musar to jointly open an exhibition of Slovenian architect Joze Plecnik, TASR has learnt from

Blanar: Slovakia Will Reject Any Proposals to Cut Off EU-Israel Dialogue

Blanar: Slovakia Will Reject Any Proposals to Cut Off EU-Israel Dialogue

Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - Slovakia will reject any proposals to suspend the EU-Israel dialogue, said Foreign Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) following a meeting with his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar, whom he received at the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry in Bratislava on Wednesday. According to Blanar, it is

Pellegrini: Relations between Slovakia and Hungary Better Than Ever

Pellegrini: Relations between Slovakia and Hungary Better Than Ever

Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) - Relations between Slovakia and Hungary are at their best-ever level, President Peter Pellegrini said on Thursday following talks with his Hungarian counterpart Tamas Sulyok, who came for a one-day official visit to Slovakia. According to Pellegrini, relations with Hungary are multifaceted, rich and intensive, which

Slovakia Seeks Highest Ever Payment from Recovery Plan for Almost €1 bn

Slovakia Seeks Highest Ever Payment from Recovery Plan for Almost €1 bn

Bratislava, 30 June (TASR) - Slovakia has submitted its sixth application for payment from the Recovery and Resilience Plan in the amount of €977 million, the highest ever request for funds from the European mechanism, from which Slovakia should receive a total of €6.4 billion, Vice-premier for the Recovery

Premier Discusses with EC President Impact of REPowerEU Legislation on Slovakia

Premier Discusses with EC President Impact of REPowerEU Legislation on Slovakia

Brussels, 26 June (TASR-correspondent) - The main topic of Thursday's talks with European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen was the REPowerEU legislative package, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stressed during the ongoing EU summit in Brussels, confirming that he met with the EC chief ahead of the

Premier: Slovakia Won't Support Increase in Spending on Weapons Systems

Premier: Slovakia Won't Support Increase in Spending on Weapons Systems

Bratislava, 23 June (TASR) - Slovakia won't support any increase in spending on the purchase of weapons systems above the 2025 level in the 2026 state budget, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Monday, adding that the state must reserve to itself the sovereign right to decide at

Danko: If President Supports Defence Spending Hike, He'll Do So without Mandate

Danko: If President Supports Defence Spending Hike, He'll Do So without Mandate

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) - If President Peter Pellegrini supports an increase in defence spending at the upcoming summit of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member states, he'll do so without a government or parliamentary mandate and on his own responsibility, chairman of the coalition Slovak National Party