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Lajcak: International Peace, Stability and Human Rights are Interlinked

Lajcak: International Peace, Stability and Human Rights are Interlinked

Geneva, March 1 (TASR) – International peace and security are closely intertwined with human rights, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak at the 31st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday. “If basic human rights and freedoms are constantly being violated, peace and

20 Slovak Police Officers Depart for Greece to Address Migration Crisis

20 Slovak Police Officers Depart for Greece to Address Migration Crisis

Bratislava, February 29 (TASR) – Twenty Slovak police officers departed from Bratislava’s M.R. Stefanik Airport on Monday en route to Greece in order to assist with coping with the migration crisis there, and were seen off by Interior Minister Robert Kalinak. Slovak police officers, 19 men and one woman,

Kiska and Duda Debate Possible Rail Tunnel under High Tatra Mountains

Kiska and Duda Debate Possible Rail Tunnel under High Tatra Mountains

Tatranska Lomnica, February 28 (TASR) – Building an expressway linking Poprad (Presov region) beneath the High Tatra Mountains and Krakow, Poland and a rail tunnel under the mountains between Strbske Pleso and Zakopane featured prominently at talks between Presidents of Slovakia and Poland, Andrej Kiska and Andrzej Duda respectively. This meeting

Fico, Prochazka and Danko Concur in Ousting Greece from Schengen

Fico, Prochazka and Danko Concur in Ousting Greece from Schengen

Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) – Greece should be ousted from both the Schengen Area and eurozone, concurred Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and extra-parliamentary parties Siet and Slovak National Party (SNS) leaders Radoslav Prochazka and Andrej Danko, respectively, on a general election debate on RTVS on Saturday. According to Fico,

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