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Kiska and Kissinger Discuss Migration, USA, Russia and Europe

Kiska and Kissinger Discuss Migration, USA, Russia and Europe

New York, September 22 (TASR-correspondent) – Former US secretary of state and renowned diplomat Henry Kissinger was an advisor to four US presidents and is still one of the most respected figures in global diplomacy, said Slovak President Andrej Kiska after an informal meeting with Kissinger on Wednesday. Kiska noted that

EANA Conference Taking Place in Slovakia for First Time Ever

EANA Conference Taking Place in Slovakia for First Time Ever

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – Directors of prominent European news agencies are set to meet in Bratislava for a three-day conference (September 21-23) in order to discuss the strengthening of the independence of agencies in the digital era, TASR learnt on Wednesday. This is the first time ever that a conference

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