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Third consecutive candidate for EGC judge rejected
The EU General Court in Luxembourg rejected the third Slovak candidate in a row, allegedly due to his professional skills among other reasons.
Slovakia second best European country to raise a family
Switzerland came in last place.
New EU budget: less for structural funds and agricultural policy
The European Commission also plans to condition the drawing of EU money for 2021-2027.
Slovakia celebrates 14 years in EU
Slovakia became part of the European Union on May 1, 2004 along with nine other countries
EU funds will be allocated according to different criteria
Slovakia has benefited greatly from EU subsidies in the past but that may change in the future.
Will rum-flavoured spirit change taste?
Slovak rum gets temporary exemption from EU cancer-related ban
I have never seen a France like this
Unlike the populists Macron offers a positive vision of where politics and Europe can go.
Our shared values are the cement of the European Union. Let us defend them!
Political evolutions in our countries have shown than we need more than ever to reassert our shared commitment to the respect for rule of law and of human rights, writes Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Blog: Slovakia needs its Macron
"For a Decent Slovakia", where next ? Reflections from a Brit living in Slovakia.
Slovakia and central-European region to receive millions from EU
A new special fund founded by the European Investment Bank is expected to increase capital investments for SMEs in central Europe.
Poll: Slovaks trust EP and EC more than national institutions
As many as 75 percent of Slovaks feel like citizens of the European Union.
Suspicious "rural entrepreneurs" involved with Smer emerge in Nitra
Successful businesspeople from the village of Babindol who have received subsidies from EU funds worth millions have connections to the ruling Smer party.
Dual-quality food should be added to list of unfair business practices
Voluntary, europe-wide food testing project to begin in March 2018.
Judicial Council sends Ivan Rumana to Luxembourg
After several failed attempts, the Judicial Council wants to send a judge of the Supreme Court who had been an intern at the General Court of the European Union to the vacant Slovak chair in the latter body.
New rules for protection of personal data
Almost every company will be affected.
Do the self-employed have a right to paid holiday? The EU court decides
There is a huge difference between a self-employed person who enters this status of his own free will and a self-employed person who has been forced to do so.
Slovakia faces sanctions for polluted air
If member states do not demonstrate sufficient effort in solving the issue of air pollution, the European Commission will sue them in the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Prešov has a new attraction, a model of the historical city
The model shows how the eastern Slovak city used to look in 1768.
Economic competition was not distorted during EU Council’s presidency
Despite suggestions of media reports, rules of economic competition were not distorted in Foreign Ministry’s orders during Slovakia’s presidency of the EU Council, the Anti-trust Office finds.
Centre for Roma Rights sues Slovak interior minister over discrimination
After Slovak Roma proxy and Justice Minister expressed worries and dissatisfaction with the draft bill on suppressing criminality in Roma settlements by Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák, the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is taking the ministry to court over discrimination.
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