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New Rules Enable Slovaks to Get US Work Visas for Five Years

New Rules Enable Slovaks to Get US Work Visas for Five Years

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – New rules will enable Slovaks to gain US work visas for the period of five years, TASR learnt from the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry’s Press Department on Friday. The ministry managed to arrange a change in the period of granting visas for Slovaks in

Most-Hid: Germany Also Supports V4's Back-Up Plan

Most-Hid: Germany Also Supports V4's Back-Up Plan

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – The Visegrad Four’s (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) back-up plan concerning the migration crisis isn’t exclusive, as Germany spoke about a similar plan, said Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar at a press conference in Bratislava on Thursday. Germany let itself be heard that if Greece

Lajcak: Gov't Council Should Continue as Strategic Discussion Platform

Lajcak: Gov't Council Should Continue as Strategic Discussion Platform

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – The Government Council for Support of Exports and Investments should continue in its existence as a platform for strategic discussion, rather than morphing into an administrative body that only rubber stamps documents, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said on Wednesday. Lajcak spoke at the

Cabinet: British Demands Will Dominate EU Summit

Cabinet: British Demands Will Dominate EU Summit

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Robert Fico’s attendance at the next EU summit on behalf of Slovakia, at the same time concurring with the statement that Britain’s conditions for remaining in the EU will be the summit’s pivotal

Slovak Foreign Ministry Expresses Sorrow at Death of Boutros-Ghali

Slovak Foreign Ministry Expresses Sorrow at Death of Boutros-Ghali

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – It was with deep sorrow that the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry heard the news that former secretary-general of the United Nations Boutros Boutros-Ghali died on Tuesday (February 16) at the age of 93, the ministry’s press department informed TASR on Wednesday. Boutros-Ghali, an

Lajcak Discusses Syria and Lebanon at Foreign Affairs Council

Lajcak Discusses Syria and Lebanon at Foreign Affairs Council

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – At a regular Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels on Monday, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak discussed the situation in Syria, the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry’s press department informed TASR on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the foreign affairs ministers discussed

Lajcak: Slovakia Assures Bosnia of Support in European Integration

Lajcak: Slovakia Assures Bosnia of Support in European Integration

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak assured Bosnia and Herzegovina of Slovakia’s support for its efforts to integrate into the European Union at a regular Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels on Monday, the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry’s press department informed