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Poll: Almost a half of Slovaks would welcome neutrality
In Slovakia, 52 percent of all inhabitants support the European Union, finds a poll conducted by the Focus agency for the Globsec organisation.
Orbán: Hungary is a fortress protecting European culture
"We feel the threat to our identity, culture and religion,” said also Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the economic forum in Krynica, Poland.
V4 Supports Ukraine’s EU integration ambitions
The Visegrad Group (V4: the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) support Ukraine’s European integration ambitions, prime ministers of the V4 agreed on September 6.
Slovaks would be the first to suffer without the EU
Brussels should have more patience with Central Europe, as it is the first time the region has had to deal with incoming refugees, says Globsec analyst Jakub Wisniewski.
Myths about EU overreach are rampant
Thanks to the EU passengers have to be compensated for a delayed flight and people make significantly cheaper calls abroad.
Slovakia has drawn only 1.85 percent of available EU funds
The country is utilising the seven-year funding package of the EU for the third year.
Survey: Slovaks generally positive about the EU
Europeans see immigration and terrorism as the major challenges facing the EU and most support joint European solutions to existing problems.
Theresa May keeps in mind Slovaks in Britain
British PM promised to try to protect the rights of Slovaks in Britain in the future, but she demands reciprocity on this issue.
Jaguar Land Rover: Still coming to Slovakia, despite Brexit
British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover will still come to Slovakia despite Brexit, Alexander Wortberg, the company’s executive director for the investment in Nitra, said on July 26.
Blog: Greetings from a country full of good ideas
Slovakia, the country of good ideas where “science is done only by some crazy enthusiasts”.
EU funds for Slovakia halted
The money was allocated for programmes within the previous programming period.
Spirits lose geographical indication
Slovakia now has only one listing.
Bratislava Declaration of cities and regions brings cooperation
Connecting Europe through territorial investments, reacting to people’s needs and the need for cooperation were among the main priorities of the declaration adopted at the 7th European Summit of Regions and Cities in Bratislava.
Brexit makes Brits in Slovakia feel self-conscious about their position
A few days after the UK voters decided to leave the European Union, Brits staying in Slovakia prefer to not go back home.
We can fear the break-up of EU
The withdrawal of the UK from the European Union will impact also Slovakia, former Slovak finance minister Ivan Mikloš said in an interview for the Sme daily. Currently, he is an advisor to the Ukrainian prime minister.
Slovakia may host unofficial post-Brexit summit
Prime Minister Robert Fico allegedly wants the leaders of member states to search for the EU’s new vision.
Slovakia is last country without additional EGC judge
Slovakia has remained the last country not to fill the position of the additional judge for the General Court of the European Union (EGC), which is a constituent court of the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Quote of the week
“Our integration is hurt by Brexit, not defeated.”
Geist: Euroscepticism is on the rise in Slovakia too
Slovaks living in the UK will have it harder than Czechs or Poles after Britain exists the EU due to the country's citizenship law, Radovan Geist, the publisher of the Euractiv.sk portal says in an interview with The Slovak Spectator.
Slovak presidency: All about Brexit?
Talks about any other issue “will be in the shadow of the fact that the UK is leaving the EU and we still don’t know how it will be done and how the EU will look like in the future”, analyst says.
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