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Farmers Protest against Mercosur Agreement at Czech-Slovak Border Crossing

Farmers Protest against Mercosur Agreement at Czech-Slovak Border Crossing

Czech and Slovak farmers and food producers, driving dozens of pieces of heavy agricultural machinery, met at the Hodonin-Holic border crossing on Thursday to block the road and express their opposition to the Mercosur agreement and to food imports from third countries.

Poland and Slovakia Sign Agreement on Intention to Boost Defence Cooperation

Poland and Slovakia Sign Agreement on Intention to Boost Defence Cooperation

Warsaw, February 24 (TASR-correspondent) - Slovak and Polish Defence Ministers Robert Kalinak and Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz on Monday signed an agreement on the intention to strengthen cooperation in the arms industry, TASR learnt at their joint press conference in Warsaw. According to the Polish defence minister, their talks covered four areas.

Rallies in Memory of Kuciak and Kusnirova Held across Slovakia

Rallies in Memory of Kuciak and Kusnirova Held across Slovakia

Bratislava, 21 February (TASR) - Rallies are being held in several Slovak cities and towns on Friday evening to mark the seventh anniversary of the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova. They are taking place, for example, in Bratislava, Kosice, Banska Bystrica, Nitra, Trnava, Poprad, Bardejov

President: Tough Debate on Military Spending Increase ahead of NATO States

President: Tough Debate on Military Spending Increase ahead of NATO States

There's a difficult debate ahead of NATO member states regarding increase in percentage of their military spending and at what pace this spending can be achieved, Slovak President Peter Pellegrini said following his meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte on Thursday.

Pellegrini Meets with Costa in Munich to Also Discuss EU's Role in Ukraine

Pellegrini Meets with Costa in Munich to Also Discuss EU's Role in Ukraine

Munich, February 14 (TASR-correspondent) - On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, President Peter Pellegrini met on Friday with European Council President Antonio Costa to also discuss energy and the EU's possible role in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. "It's showing that

European Commission: We've Seen No Indications of Slovakia Considering EU Exit

European Commission: We've Seen No Indications of Slovakia Considering EU Exit

The European Commission hasn't registered any indications that Slovakia is considering quitting the European Union, EC President Ursula von der Leyen's chief spokesperson Paula Pinho told TASR on Friday.

Premier Fico Denies He Met Informally with Czech Counterpart Fiala in Brussels

Premier Fico Denies He Met Informally with Czech Counterpart Fiala in Brussels

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) denied that he had an informal meeting with Czech Premier Petr Fiala earlier this week, TASR learnt from his post on a social network on Wednesday. Fico wrote that they only shook hands. "I understand that I'm