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Interior Minister Sutaj Estok Offers Spain Officers to Help Protect Border

Interior Minister Sutaj Estok Offers Spain Officers to Help Protect Border

Bratislava/Brussels, 4 August (TASR) - Either the European Union's external borders are protected, or border checks, traffic queues and waiting times will return, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok declared after an extraordinary EU meeting on the situation in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. Sutaj Estok added that

Simecka: Fico Afraid to Admit that Slovakia Should Be in Coalition of Willing

Simecka: Fico Afraid to Admit that Slovakia Should Be in Coalition of Willing

Premier Robert Fico is afraid to admit to his voters that it's in Slovakia's interests to be part of the so-called "Coalition of the Willing" - a group of countries supporting Ukraine in its war with Russia, said opposition Progressive Slovakia party chairman Michal Simecka.

Premier: Suspending Spain from Schengen Won't Resolve Current Migration Crisis

Premier: Suspending Spain from Schengen Won't Resolve Current Migration Crisis

Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Suspending Spain from the Schengen Area won't resolve the current migration crisis in the Spanish autonomous region of Ceuta, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on social media on Friday, adding that Slovakia is prepared to assist the country with police forces or

PS and SaS Lambast Gov't Over Stance on Russian Missile in Poland

PS and SaS Lambast Gov't Over Stance on Russian Missile in Poland

Bratislava, 30 July (TASR) - Opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) have criticised the Slovak government's response after a Russian missile landed in Poland on Thursday. SaS said the incident was further evidence that the pro-Russian stance of Prime Minister Robert Fico's

Sutaj Estok: 20 Slovak Firefighters Leaving for France to Help with Wildfires

Sutaj Estok: 20 Slovak Firefighters Leaving for France to Help with Wildfires

Twenty Slovak firefighters are leaving for France on Thursday to help tackle wildfires in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) told a news conference on Thursday.

Premier Holds Working Meeting Lasting Several Hours with UAE President

Premier Holds Working Meeting Lasting Several Hours with UAE President

Bratislava, 29 July (TASR) - President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) held a working meeting in Bratislava lasting several hours on Wednesday, TASR has learnt from Fico's post on social media. The premier stated that

Pellegrini Discusses Cooperation with China with Li Qiang and Zhao Leji

Pellegrini Discusses Cooperation with China with Li Qiang and Zhao Leji

Current relations between Slovakia and China provide a good basis for intensifying trade and economic cooperation, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini told a news conference following his talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Wednesday.