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Slovakia Assumes Presidency of Council of European Union

Slovakia Assumes Presidency of Council of European Union

Bratislava, July 1 (TASR) – Slovakia officially took over a six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union from the Netherlands on Friday. On this occasion, members of the European Commission with its President Jean-Claude Juncker at helm arrived in Slovakia on Thursday evening to hold talks with members

Juncker: Kiska a Real European in Head and Heart

Juncker: Kiska a Real European in Head and Heart

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Slovakia is assuming the Presidency of the Council of the EU after many years of hard work, President Andrej Kiska said when welcoming members of the European Commission College at Presidential Palace on Thursday. “This is a historic moment for Slovakia,” said Kiska to the eurocommissioners

Fico: Fear Only Plays into Hand of Extremists and Nationalists

Fico: Fear Only Plays into Hand of Extremists and Nationalists

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – During its Council of the EU Presidency, Slovakia wants to focus first and foremost on a positive EU agenda and bring it closer to people, Prime Minister Robert Fico declared before the European Commission College and Slovak Government ministers assembled at Bratislava Castle on Thursday. The

Cabinet Approves Priorities of Slovakia's Presidency of EU Council

Cabinet Approves Priorities of Slovakia's Presidency of EU Council

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – The Cabinet approved the programme of Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU at its session on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. The programme, which basically sets out the priorities for the whole of the EU for the next six months, beginning

Kiska: Freedom Gate Makes Us Fully Aware of Values of Freedom

Kiska: Freedom Gate Makes Us Fully Aware of Values of Freedom

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda on Thursday commemorated the victims of communism who died trying to escape Czechoslovakia to Austria via the Morava River by laying wreaths at the Freedom Gate memorial in Devin near Bratislava, TASR learnt on the same

Slovak EU Presidency Gets Giant Flower Logo in Downtown Bratislava

Bratislava, July 29 (TASR) – The Slovak Presidency of the EU Council has received a giant logo made from flowers, which is drawing public attention in front of the historical building of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) in Bratislava. The logo was presented by representatives of the Dutch Embassy in Slovakia,

Fico: No One Interested in Revisiting Fundamental EU Agreements

Fico: No One Interested in Revisiting Fundamental EU Agreements

Brussels, June 29 (TASR) – No one has any interest in revisiting the fundamental agreements that govern the inner workings of the EU and the external state of affairs. “We want to talk about policies; about what EU does well and what it does badly,” Prime Minister Robert Fico said at