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Fico: Migration and Brexit Key Issues for EU Summit in Bratislava

Fico: Migration and Brexit Key Issues for EU Summit in Bratislava

Warsaw, August 26 (TASR-correspondent) – The main issues to be discussed at the informal EU summit in Bratislava in mid-September will be migration and its economic dimension and the EU’s future following Brexit, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at talks in Warsaw on Friday featuring the prime ministers of

Fico Considers Russia to Be Reliable Power Engineering Partner

Fico Considers Russia to Be Reliable Power Engineering Partner

Moscow, August 26 (TASR) – When it comes to power engineering, we perceive Russia as a reliable partner and supplier, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, TASR learnt on Friday. The talks allegedly didn’t provide any answers as for the construction of

Fico: EU Must Show Positive Face and Become Strong Global Player

Fico: EU Must Show Positive Face and Become Strong Global Player

Paris, August 25 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Union should show a positive face following Brexit and become a stronger international player, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said after a meeting of leaders of European socialist parties at Le chateau de la Celle Saint-Cloud castle near Paris on Thursday. The socialist leaders

Fico: Norwegian Model Could Inspire UK-EU Cooperation after Brexit

Fico: Norwegian Model Could Inspire UK-EU Cooperation after Brexit

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) – The Norwegian model could serve as an inspiration for a mode of cooperation between Britain and the EU following Brexit, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press conference after meeting Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg. “Our debate was dominated by European issues, but

EU Justice Ministers Agree on Need to Suppress Radicalism

EU Justice Ministers Agree on Need to Suppress Radicalism

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) – EU justice ministers on Tuesday announced that all EU-member states are prepared to do everything in their powers to suppress and marginalise the increasing radical and extremist powers. Justice ministers are taking part in a two-day ministerial conference on the occasion of the European Day of

EU Justice Ministers Gather at Freedom Gate beneath Devin Castle

EU Justice Ministers Gather at Freedom Gate beneath Devin Castle

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) – The current strengthening of extremist elements in Europe could lead to a new totalitarianism, Slovak Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska said Monday at the opening of a two-day ministerial conference marking the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. As a presiding country of

Bishops' Summit on Migration & Family to Precede EU Summit in Bratislava

Bishops' Summit on Migration & Family to Precede EU Summit in Bratislava

Bratislava, August 21 (TASR) – A working summit of 14 top representatives of bishops’ conferences from central and eastern Europe, including two cardinals, entitled ‘The Migration Crisis and the Family’ is due to be held in Bratislava on September 8-9, the Slovak Bishops Conference (KBS) announced on Sunday. “The summit will