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Heger to Visit Italy on Thursday

Heger to Visit Italy on Thursday

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) is set to visit Italy on Thursday to meet his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi, TASR has learnt from the Government Office. The two premiers will discuss the energy crisis in Europe, possible solutions to it and diversifying energy sources. After the

European Newsroom Launched in Brussels, TASR Participating

European Newsroom Launched in Brussels, TASR Participating

Brussels, September 6 (TASR-correspondent) – A consortium of European news agencies, which includes the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR), officially launched a joint project called the European Newsroom (ENR) in Brussels on Tuesday. The aim of the initiative is to strengthen news services from various countries in Europe and

Slovakia Signs Contract on Purchase of 8x8 Armoured Vehicles with Finland

Slovakia Signs Contract on Purchase of 8x8 Armoured Vehicles with Finland

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) – Slovakia has signed an inter-governmental agreement on the purchase of 8×8 armoured military vehicles with Finland, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) announced following the meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Kaikkonen on Tuesday. Finland should supply Slovakia with 76 armoured vehicles in total, with

Heger Thanks Czech Republic and Poland for Protecting Slovak Airspace

Heger Thanks Czech Republic and Poland for Protecting Slovak Airspace

Prague/Warsaw/Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) thanked the Czech Republic and Poland for their commitment to protect the Slovak airspace until the time Slovakia receives the belated delivery of F-16 fighter jets. “With this step, they’ve confirmed that Slovakia has great friends in

Polish and Slovak Premiers Open Interconnecting Pipeline Between Two Countries

Polish and Slovak Premiers Open Interconnecting Pipeline Between Two Countries

Bratislava/Strachocina, August 26 (TASR) – Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday officially opened a Polish-Slovak interconnecting pipeline that will enable a diversification of gas supplies. The two premiers stressed the security dimension of the new pipeline, as it will help to reduce the dependence

Deal on Airspace Protection by Czech Republic and Poland to Be Signed at SIAF

Deal on Airspace Protection by Czech Republic and Poland to Be Signed at SIAF

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – The agreement on the protection of Slovakia’s airspace by the Czech Republic and Poland when Slovakia’s MiG-29 fighter jets are grounded will be signed during the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF) at Malacky-Kuchyna (Bratislava region) airbase on Saturday (August 27), TASR has learnt from

Slovakia to Receive 15 German-made Leopard 2A4s for Giving Ukraine 30 Soviet-era IFVs

Slovakia to Receive 15 German-made Leopard 2A4s for Giving Ukraine 30 Soviet-era IFVs

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) – State secretaries of the Slovak and German Defence Ministries on Tuesday signed an agreement to bolster military cooperation between Bratislava and Berlin, according to which the former will receive fifteen Leopard 2A4 tanks along with ammunition, spare parts and crew training from Germany in exchange for