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Premier Heger Saddened by Latest Snag in Slovak-Hungarian Relations

Premier Heger Saddened by Latest Snag in Slovak-Hungarian Relations

Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) is saddened by the latest developments in Slovak-Hungarian relations in the wake of Hungarian Parliamentary Chair Laszlo Kover’s visit, unsanctioned by Slovak diplomacy, to the Slovak town of Samorin (Trnava region) to unveil a memorial for displaced ethnic-Hungarians. Heger calls

Foreign Affairs Ministry Sends Diplomatic Note to Budapest

Foreign Affairs Ministry Sends Diplomatic Note to Budapest

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) – The Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to Hungary, asking Budapest to observe usual and standard diplomatic procedures and to inform Bratislava in advance about the purpose of visits by Hungarian representatives to Slovakia. The diplomatic note is the ministry’s reaction to

Slovakia Sent Humanitarian Aid Worth €85,000 to Lithuania on Friday

Slovakia Sent Humanitarian Aid Worth €85,000 to Lithuania on Friday

Bratislava, July 30 (TASR) – Slovakia on Friday dispatched €85,000 worth of humanitarian aid for Lithuania to help the country cope with increasing illegal migration and the coronavirus pandemic, TASR has learnt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ (MFA) communication department. The aid has been set aside from the Interior

Vienna: Nad Decorates Austrian Soldiers for Their Help to Slovakia

Vienna: Nad Decorates Austrian Soldiers for Their Help to Slovakia

Vienna/Bratislava, July 16 (TASR) – Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad and Chief of Slovak Armed Forces’ General Staff Daniel Zmeko decorated Austrian professional soldiers for carrying out tasks in a mixed civilian-military operation called Joint Responsibility, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Friday. “A friend in need is a

Slovakia to Donate 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan

Slovakia to Donate 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan

Bratislava, July 16 (TASR) – Slovakia is set to gift 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, TASR learnt from Economy Ministry State Secretary Karol Galek on Friday. “Taiwan stood by Slovakia when our country was heavily affected by the pandemic and donated a total of 700,000 face masks to us.

Slovak and Hungarian Presidents Open Renovated Rakoczi Manor in Borsa

Slovak and Hungarian Presidents Open Renovated Rakoczi Manor in Borsa

Borsa, June 19 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and Hungarian President Janos Ader at a ceremony on Saturday jointly opened a renovated Rakoczi Manor in the village of Borsa in eastern Slovakia, located within a walking distance from the Hungarian border. Caputova called the manor a “symbol showing that centuries

Austria and Slovakia Disagree on Completion of Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant

Austria and Slovakia Disagree on Completion of Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – Austria and Slovakia disagree on the issue of the Mochovce nuclear power plant’s (NPP) completion, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz told a joint press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. Heger assured his Austrian partner that Slovakia will do its