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Slovakia Committed to Providing 550 State Scholarships for Refugees

Slovakia Committed to Providing 550 State Scholarships for Refugees

New York, September 21 (TASR-correspondent) – The summit on migrants organised by US President Barack Obama in New York on Tuesday was a successful one, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, who on behalf of Slovakia has agreed to offer state scholarships to more than 500 people that

Korcok: Agreement between EU and Canada Shouldn't Be Halted

Korcok: Agreement between EU and Canada Shouldn't Be Halted

Brussels/Bratislava, September 20 (TASR-correspondent) – The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada is balanced and accompanied by transparent negotiations that shouldn’t prevent the signing of the deal in any way, said Government Proxy for Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU Ivan

Korcok: EU Enlargement Still Priority of Slovak Presidency

Korcok: EU Enlargement Still Priority of Slovak Presidency

Brussels, September 19 (TASR) – Although the issue of EU enlargement wasn’t on the agenda of the informal summit in Bratislava on Friday (September 16), it’s an important topic in terms of the priorities of Slovakia’s Presidency of the EU Council, said Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State

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