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Slovak Foreign Minister Korcok Welcomes EU-Britain Trade Deal

Slovak Foreign Minister Korcok Welcomes EU-Britain Trade Deal

Bratislava, December 25 (TASR) – The fact that the EU and Britain were able to reach an agreement on their future trade relations on Christmas Eve is also a piece of good news for Slovakia and its people, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok has stated. “Slovakia will promote

Caputova Received by Pope Francis, Brings 10,000 PCR Tests

Caputova Received by Pope Francis, Brings 10,000 PCR Tests

Vatican, December 14 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova was received on Monday by Pope Francis, who told her to convey a message to people in Slovakia that they should fight and hold out in the face of coronavirus. Caputova told the media after the meeting that she invited the Pope

Fico: Slovak Gov't Should Apologise to Poland & Hungary for Betrayal

Fico: Slovak Gov't Should Apologise to Poland & Hungary for Betrayal

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Hungary and Poland have succeeded in a ‘rule of law’ stand-off with the EU despite the Slovak Government’s betrayal, said former three-times Slovak prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press briefing on Thursday. He was reacting to concessions to Hungary and Poland after the

Sulik: Exaggerated Goals Concerning Emissions Will Harm Slovak Industry

Sulik: Exaggerated Goals Concerning Emissions Will Harm Slovak Industry

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Attempts to force the EU to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even further are meaningless races and would harm Slovakia’s industry, Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) stated at a briefing on Thursday, explaining that the European economy produces only a small portion of global emissions and

ECRI: Slovakia Must Support Education of Roma and Adopt Action Plan for LGBTI

ECRI: Slovakia Must Support Education of Roma and Adopt Action Plan for LGBTI

Brussels/Strasbourg, December 8 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia should provide more support to educating Roma and adequate preparation of Roma children for compulsory schooling, and it should also develop an action plan for people from the LGBTI community in order to protect them from discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech, according

Korcok: Slovakia Supports Political Reform of NATO

Korcok: Slovakia Supports Political Reform of NATO

Brussels/Bratislava, December 7 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia is in favour of a politically-united NATO with high level of military readiness, capable of facing security threats and challenges of the new decade, chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korcok stated after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Monday. Korcok voiced his

Britain to Provide Slovakia with Grant for Fighting Coronavirus

Britain to Provide Slovakia with Grant for Fighting Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The British Government will provide the Slovak Defence Ministry with materials worth €31,300 for helping the population in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, ministry spokesperson Martina Koval Kakascikova told TASR on Thursday. “It’s not only an important gesture of help and solidarity, but