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Slovakia marks European Cultural Heritage Year
2018 as the European Cultural Heritage Year will be marked mostly by educational events stressing the value of cultural heritage and by efforts to manifest to the public that the cultural heritage in Europe is a common asset of all nations of the continent.
Slovakia may tax Google and Facebook
The country wants to be among the most progressive countries in the question of taxing IT giants, according to the finance minister.
Politico: Slovakia is among this year's losers
Slovakia is a case in point of how the prospects of Central and Eastern European countries fell within the EU.
One Union, two Europes
If Brussels lets the member states do whatever they want, it will harm support for the EU among citizens.
Audit Office found no crime, but flaws in Slovakia’s EU Council’s presidency
NKÚ announced that there were no crimes committed by the Slovak organisers of the country’s presidency of EU Council, but added mistakes were made, including incomplete invoices, flawed accountancy and a formal financial inspection.
The fight against discrimination of minorities fails
A recent survey confirms the intolerance towards various groups across the EU.
EU takes Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic to court for refusing refugee quotas but not Slovakia
Slovak minister points out that the latest proposals by the Estonian presidency resemble Slovakia’s proposals from the Bratislava summit.
Slovakia is often disregarded when it comes to EU posts
But the countries of Central Europe need to look for reasons at home, and double their efforts, analyst says.
What kind of European are you?
If you live in Central and Eastern Europe, chances are high you belong to the "hesitant" tribe.
Bratislava, it turns out, is not London
Locating an EU agency in the east would have been a positive signal to the eastern member states.
Slovakia promotes the benefits of its membership in NATO and the EU
The first series of videos are available on the internet as of Thursday.
Kažimír: I see the eurozone as the driving force of European integration
Slovak finance minister submits his official application for head of the Eurogroup
Slovakia’s loss in fight for medicines agency headquarters not so tragic
Observers say diplomatic performance has had a great impact on the results.
Slovak life expectancy remains shorter than the EU average
A recent report of the EU statistics office shows that although the life expectancy in Slovakia has been increasing, it still lags behind the EU average.
Bratislava is the brainiest EU capital
But the rest of the country posts worse numbers.
Slovak farmers get €5 million in damage compensation from EC
A European Commission decree awards Slovak farmers a compensation for damage caused by bad weather conditions.
Brussels slams Slovakia's budget draft
The draft budget will be decided upon at a parliamentary session on December 5; but already experts and even the EC note that the cabinet is not reducing the deficit as they promised, and they keep lowering targets.
Why Slovaks should start fearing the Czechs
Slovakia will have to display unity and inventiveness for Brussels to recognise it among the cluster of “strange” democracies east of Germany
European institutions agreed to ban on unjustified geo-blocking
In some defined cases, merchants will and online shops will not be allowed to require consumers to pay with a debit or credit card issued in another country; this means discrimination by online shops based on a consumer's location, a practice known as geo-blocking.
Women receive lower pensions
But the differences are still lower than in most EU countries.
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