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President Caputova Receives New US Ambassador to Slovakia Bridget Brink

President Caputova Receives New US Ambassador to Slovakia Bridget Brink

Bratislava, August 20 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova received at an initial audience new US Ambassador to Slovakia Bridget Brink, who handed over her credentials, TASR learnt from president’s website on Tuesday. Brink paid an initial visit to Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) on Monday. They agreed

MFA Continuing Talks on Defence Cooperation Agreement with USA

MFA Continuing Talks on Defence Cooperation Agreement with USA

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry is continuing talks on a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the USA, the ministry’s press department has told TASR, adding that this is taking place in a standard way so that the agreement’s definitive wording will reflect Slovakia’

Caputova Receives European Prize for Political Culture

Caputova Receives European Prize for Political Culture

Ascona/Bratislava, August 11 (TASR) – Contemporary political culture needs less marketing and more truth and authenticity, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova stated at a ceremony held in the Swiss town of Ascona, where she was awarded the European Prize for Political Culture late on Saturday. Caputova harbours the conviction that politicians

Caputova: Central Europe Blocked Others, so It Doesn't Have Top Post in EU

Caputova: Central Europe Blocked Others, so It Doesn't Have Top Post in EU

Meudon, July 26 (TASR-correspondent) – The Central European region doesn’t have its representative in the top positions of the European Union institutions because these countries blocked other candidates during the negotiations in the European Council at the turn of June and July, stated Slovak President Zuzana Caputova at the end

Macron Receives Caputova, Reiterates that Slovakia Is in EU's Core

Macron Receives Caputova, Reiterates that Slovakia Is in EU's Core

Bratislava/Paris, July 24 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, who was received by her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday, said at a joint press conference that France is a close partner and ally in the European Union and NATO, and stressed that the countries share common values, TASR learnt

Duris Nicholsonova Becomes Head of EP Employment and Social Affairs Committee

Duris Nicholsonova Becomes Head of EP Employment and Social Affairs Committee

Brussels/Strasbourg, July 18 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak MEP Lucia Duris Nicholsonova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) faction was elected head of the EP Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) on Thursday.Thirty-eight of the 55 members of the committee voted in her favour, with

Blaha: Filling of Top EU Posts Signals Central Europe Only Supposed to Obey

Blaha: Filling of Top EU Posts Signals Central Europe Only Supposed to Obey

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – The fact that only politicians from Western Europe were selected for top EU posts is unfortunate and signals that Central Europe is supposed only to obey and follow, not participate in any decision-making, believes House European Affairs Committee chair Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD). Committee vice-chair Martin Klus