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Fico: Brexit Would Pose Huge Problem for Slovak EU Presidency

Fico: Brexit Would Pose Huge Problem for Slovak EU Presidency

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – Britain’s possible exit from the EU following the June 23 referendum would cause a huge problem for the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2016, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told TASR on Friday. According to Fico, British Premier David

Kalinak: Greece's Attitude Main Problem in Dealing with Migration Crisis

Kalinak: Greece's Attitude Main Problem in Dealing with Migration Crisis

Brussels, February 25 (TASR-correspondent) – Greece’s attitude is the main problem in dealing with the migration crisis, and this must be changed, Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak said after a meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels on Thursday. “Everyone is proposing a stricter approach, and it seems that Greece

Slobodnik Confirms Slovakia's Support to Bosnia to Join EU and NATO

Bratislava, February 24 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State Secretary Igor Slobodnik met with Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Deputy Minister Josip Brkic on Wednesday, the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry press department told TASR on the same day. At their meeting, Slobodnik congratulated Bosnia and

SNS: EU Steers Away from Its Original Idea, Needs Overhaul

SNS: EU Steers Away from Its Original Idea, Needs Overhaul

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – The European Union is steering away from the original idea to create a powerful trading block able to compete with other global superpowers, said Slovak National Party (SNS) first vice-chairman Jaroslav Paska on Tuesday. Paska said that now the EU is heading towards setting up some

Fico: Water Is National Heritage, Government Won't Give Way to EC

Fico: Water Is National Heritage, Government Won't Give Way to EC

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – My Government is determined to advocate a constitutional ban on water exports, due to which the European Commission (EC) launched an infringement procedure against Slovakia in late 2015, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday. “We want the EC to respect the fact that drinking water

Lajcak: We Have Full Understanding for Allies Requesting NATO Bases

Lajcak: We Have Full Understanding for Allies Requesting NATO Bases

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – Slovakia isn’t requesting NATO military bases on its soil because it doesn’t feel threatened to such a degree, but it does sympathise with other countries that are seeking such a move, said Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak at a press conference with

Fico: Slovakia Will Become Face and Voice of European Union

Fico: Slovakia Will Become Face and Voice of European Union

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – Slovakia will become the human face and voice of the European Union as of July 2016, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after a session of the Solidarity and Development Council on the country’s upcoming Presidency of the EU. Slovakia will have to spend around €70