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Foreign Ministry: Greece Shouldn't Interfere in Slovak Internal Affairs

Foreign Ministry: Greece Shouldn't Interfere in Slovak Internal Affairs

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Foreign and European Affairs Ministry sent a diplomatic message to Greek Ambassador to Slovakia Nicolas Panagiotis Plexidas on Thursday expressing concern and regret over what it called repeated efforts to influence internal political developments in Slovakia, the ministry’s press department told TASR on

Hudak: Iran Finds Slovak Status as World's Carmaker Leader Appealing

Hudak: Iran Finds Slovak Status as World's Carmaker Leader Appealing

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The one aspect of Slovakia that Iran finds most appealing is its status as an automobile power. “Iran wants to build its own automobile industry, so it’s interested in cooperation with our component suppliers,” said Economy Minister Vazil Hudak on Wednesday. Hudak referred to his

Survey: Slovaks Fear Migrants and Their Culture

Survey: Slovaks Fear Migrants and Their Culture

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – The migration crisis still stokes fears among Slovaks and the majority of them cannot imagine the enlargement of the Muslim community in Slovakia, according to a survey conducted by Trencin-based Alexander Dubcek University’s Department of Political Sciences (TnUAD) that was released Tuesday. According to the

European Leaders to Discuss EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan

European Leaders to Discuss EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan

Brussels/Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – The leaders of EU-member states, including Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, will speak to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at an extraordinary summit in Brussels on Monday about the implementation of the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan, TASR learnt on the same day. The action plan,

Fico: Macedonia Still Needs Assistance from Slovak Police Officers

Fico: Macedonia Still Needs Assistance from Slovak Police Officers

Gevgelija, March 2 (TASR-correspondent) – Prime Minister Robert Fico and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak paid a visit to the Macedonian-Greek border near the town of Gevgelija, where thousands of migrants are still in limbo, TASR learnt on Wednesday. After meeting with Macedonian Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, Fico said that Macedonia – alternatively

Slovak Police Officers to Serve within Frontex Reach Lesbos

Slovak Police Officers to Serve within Frontex Reach Lesbos

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – The 20 Slovak police officers deployed to take part in the border operations of EU agency Frontex have arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos and were welcomed by Slovak Ambassador to Greece Peter Michalko, TASR learnt from the press department of the Slovak Foreign and

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