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Rasi: Ties with Czech House Restarted at Level They Deserve

Rasi: Ties with Czech House Restarted at Level They Deserve

Lubina/Bratislava, 16 March (TASR) - Interparliamentary cooperation in drafting legislation and coordinating positions on European issues were the fulcrum of Monday's meeting between representatives of the Slovak and Czech parliaments in Velka Javorina and the village of Lubina (Trencin region). After the joint talks, Slovak House chair

Premier also Discusses Resumption of Oil Flows via Druzhba with EU Council Head

Premier also Discusses Resumption of Oil Flows via Druzhba with EU Council Head

Bratislava, 16 March (TASR) - The Slovak government can't accept Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unilateral and harmful decision to halt the transit of Russian oil, and it also expects European Union (EU) authorities to pressure the Ukrainian leadership to resume the flow of this oil, stated

Opposition: Premier Should Sign Letter Addressed to Vladimir Putin

Opposition: Premier Should Sign Letter Addressed to Vladimir Putin

Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) should sign a letter addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin from the Slovak opposition parties, chairman of the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party Michal Simecka, MP Frantisek Miklosko (Christian Democrats/KDH) and vice-chairman of the extra-parliamentary Democrats Juraj Seliga told

Fico Publishes Letter to Zelenskyy, Urges Parliamentary Parties to Sign

Fico Publishes Letter to Zelenskyy, Urges Parliamentary Parties to Sign

Bratislava, 13 March (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has called on the leaders of the parliamentary parties to append their signatures to his letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking him to resume Russian oil transit via Ukraine, TASR has learnt from the premier's letter published

Blanar: Slovakia Backs Discussions on Removal of Fridman and Usmanov from EU's Sanctions List

Blanar: Slovakia Backs Discussions on Removal of Fridman and Usmanov from EU's Sanctions List

Bratislava, 12 March (TASR) - Slovakia supports discussions on removing Russian oligarchs Mikhail Fridman and Alisher Usmanov from the European Union's sanctions list, stated Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) on Thursday at a meeting of the House committee for European affairs, adding that several countries

Pellegrini Backs Cabinet Push to Secure Druzhba Oil Supplies

Pellegrini Backs Cabinet Push to Secure Druzhba Oil Supplies

Bratislava, 10 March (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini supports the government in its efforts to secure stable oil supplies to Slovakia via the Druzhba oil pipeline, as he believes that the priority is to restore oil deliveries at stable prices in order to prevent a significant rise in fuel prices.

Premier: Slovakia Ready to Block Loan to Ukraine If Necessary

Premier: Slovakia Ready to Block Loan to Ukraine If Necessary

Bratislava, 8 March (TASR) - I'm set to meet European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen in Paris on Tuesday (10 March) to convey my views on the issue of oil supplies via Ukraine, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated in a video posted on a social