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Danko: Small States Shouldn't Be Punished for Their Opinions

Danko: Small States Shouldn't Be Punished for Their Opinions

Prague, June 6 (TASR-correspondent) – Small countries shouldn’t be punished for their opinions, not even in the matter of rejecting mandatory quotas for resettling migrants, concurred Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Chairman of the Czech Parliament’s Upper House the Senate Milan Stech at a

EUFOR-ALTHEA Mission in Bosnia to Be Boosted by 25 Slovak Soldiers

EUFOR-ALTHEA Mission in Bosnia to Be Boosted by 25 Slovak Soldiers

Martin, June 3 (TASR) – A parade by the Training Battalion in Martin (Zilina region) on Friday saw 25 Slovak soldiers saying farewell to their loved ones before their deployment on the EUFOR-ALTHEA operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, TASR learnt on the same day. Defence Ministry State Secretary Marian Salon said

Slovakia and Netherlands Ink Agreement on Presidency Cooperation

Slovakia and Netherlands Ink Agreement on Presidency Cooperation

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) and his Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders on Thursday signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation during Slovakia’s six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU, TASR learnt on the same day. [The Netherlands currently holds

Stefanec: Ukrainians Admire Slovakia's Success Story

Stefanec: Ukrainians Admire Slovakia's Success Story

Brussels, May 27 (TASR-correspondent) – Ukraine is striving to imitate Slovak reforms and take up a pro-European course, and it’s in Slovakia’s interest to support it with all possible means, Slovak MEP Ivan Stefanec (Christian Democrats/KDH) said Friday in Brussels. Stefanec was speaking after returning from a three-day

Crnadak: 78% of Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks Back BiH's EU Efforts

Crnadak: 78% of Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks Back BiH's EU Efforts

Bratislava, May 27 (TASR) – Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) accession to the EU has huge domestic support – of as many as 78 percent of Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks, BiH’s Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Crnadak said at a press conference in Bratislava on Friday. Crnadak was received by Slovak Foreign

Lajcak: Presidency Unique Opportunity to Chip in More Than Ever

Lajcak: Presidency Unique Opportunity to Chip in More Than Ever

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – We should perceive Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU not just as an enormous challenge but also as a unique opportunity to contribute to the running of the EU more than ever, said Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak at the National

Unified Digital Market Viewed as Priority for Presidency and AmCham

Unified Digital Market Viewed as Priority for Presidency and AmCham

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – Slovakia during its Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of this year will focus on strengthening the European economy, modernisation and extension of a unified market and promote sustainable migration and asylum policies, says Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak.