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Dolezal: Train Escaped its Driver to Hungary Likely Due to Negligence

Dolezal: Train Escaped its Driver to Hungary Likely Due to Negligence

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – The recent railway incident, during which a freight train without any locomotive driver in the cab spontaneously started moving from a Kosice train station and stopped no earlier than in the Republic of Hungary, likely happened because the driver forgot to apply the brake on the

Slovakia Gains Vice-chair Post on UNICEF's Executive Board for 2022

Slovakia Gains Vice-chair Post on UNICEF's Executive Board for 2022

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – Slovak diplomat and Slovakia’s permanent representative at the UN Michal Mlynar has become one of vice-chairs of the UNICEF Executive Board, the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry has published on its website, adding that he was elected to the post on Tuesday (January 11). The Executive

CoFoE: France Will Focus on Pandemic and Security During Its Presidency

CoFoE: France Will Focus on Pandemic and Security During Its Presidency

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – France will focus on the pandemic, security and common European defence during its presidency of the EU Council; it will also pay attention to the digital field, culture and young people, French Ambassador to Slovakia Pascal le Deunff said at a joint press conference with Foreign

Beaune: French Presidency of Council of EU to Ensure CoFoE Ends Successfully

Beaune: French Presidency of Council of EU to Ensure CoFoE Ends Successfully

Brussels, January 11 (TASR) – France and the French Presidency of the Council of the EU will do their utmost to ensure that the ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) ends successfully and with results that benefit the public, French State Secretary for European Affairs Clement Beaune has stated.

Vardakastanis: Disabled Don't Have Equal Access to CoFoE

Vardakastanis: Disabled Don't Have Equal Access to CoFoE

Brussels, January 11 (TASR-correspondent) – People with disabilities don’t have equal access to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), European Disability Forum (EDF) president Yannis Vardakastanis, who is a member of the CoFoE Plenary, has told the Euractiv news outlet. The third citizens’ panel was dedicated to the

CoFoE: Health Must Be EU's Priority, Experts Concur

CoFoE: Health Must Be EU's Priority, Experts Concur

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – The European Commission under the leadership of Ursula von der Leyen is aware that public health must be among the Union’s priorities in the future, Maria Brozmanova of the Permanent Representation of the Slovak Republic to the EU in Brussels, health analyst Martin Smatana and

Fico: Slovak-US Agreement Disadvantageous, Violates Slovakia's Sovereignty

Fico: Slovak-US Agreement Disadvantageous, Violates Slovakia's Sovereignty

Presov, January 5 (TASR) – The draft Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Slovakia and the USA is disadvantageous for Slovakia and violates the country’s sovereignty, opposition Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico told a news conference in Presov on Wednesday, adding that he’s not questioning Slovakia’s commitments in NATO.