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Slovakia: North Korea Would Do Better to Secure Needs of Own People

Slovakia: North Korea Would Do Better to Secure Needs of Own People

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry on Monday “strongly condemned” the launching of an intercontinental ballistic missile by North Korea this past weekend. “After the recent test, probably of a hydrogen bomb, this is another display of gross provocation. It represents a threat to regional

Sebej: Sometimes It's Like Slovakia Has Two Foreign Affairs Policies

Sebej: Sometimes It's Like Slovakia Has Two Foreign Affairs Policies

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Some of the public statements made by the Government have created the impression that Slovakia has two contradicting foreign affairs policies, parliamentary foreign affairs committee chair Frantisek Sebej (Most-Hid) has told TASR in his evaluation of the outgoing Cabinet’s 2012-16 term in office. “There’s

Lajcak: We Pursued Results in Foreign Policy, Not Theatrical Gestures

Lajcak: We Pursued Results in Foreign Policy, Not Theatrical Gestures

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Diplomacy is about everyday systematic work, and throughout the outgoing Government’s term in office [2012-16] the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has focused on results rather than dramatic gestures and loud words, Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak has told TASR in his evaluation. “We don’

Foreign Affairs Ministry Receives Peace Envoys from Ukraine

Foreign Affairs Ministry Receives Peace Envoys from Ukraine

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – An end to war, family, work and happiness – these are the wishes that Slovak pupils extended to their Ukrainian peers and their families on hand-made paper doves stuck to a map of Ukraine presented in Bratislava on Friday. As part of the international ‘Children for Peace’

Fico Wants Guarantees New UK Measures Won't Harm Slovak Expats

Fico Wants Guarantees New UK Measures Won't Harm Slovak Expats

London/Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – Slovakia will ask for guarantees that new proposals regarding social aid for expatriates from other EU countries who work in Great Britain won’t adversely affect locally employed Slovaks. “Officially, we have 60,000 Slovaks in the country and I couldn’t agree with them

Forty-five Slovak Police Officers Leave for Slovenia and Macedonia

Forty-five Slovak Police Officers Leave for Slovenia and Macedonia

Bratislava/Ljubljana/Skopje, February 3 (TASR) – Slovakia is sending 20 police officers to Slovenia and 25 to Macedonia in order to assist in the protection of their borders during the migration crisis, Prime Minister Robert Fico and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak announced at a briefing on Wednesday. Slovak police will

Slovakia to Contribute €5.3 mn towards Solution of Migration Crisis

Slovakia to Contribute €5.3 mn towards Solution of Migration Crisis

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – The Slovak Government at its regular session on Wednesday decided to approve the payment of €5.3 million by April 15 via funds of the European Union and the UN network aimed at dealing with the causes and consequences of the current migration crisis. The Government