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Slovakia takes its turn at the top
Slovakia’s presidency is Brussels-based, which means that most of the planned meetings, discussions and other events will take place in Brussels.
EU presidency is right around the corner
Migration, fight against terrorism, energy union top Slovakia’s agenda.
Slovak firms unprepared for digital single market
The IT Association has prepared a road show for owners and managers of firms.
Police test mobile barriers to prevent illegal migration
NEAR the Bratislava borough of Rusovce, police and a fire brigade held a training exercise on February 24, involving a mobile barrier to be used in response to large numbers of people trying to enter the country and to direct their flow.
Post-summit: UK to cut allowances, Slovakia also impacted
AT THE recent European Union summit, some changes in internal rules were approved, as proposed by Great Britain. The compromise agreement defines relations between the EU and the UK based on the requirements of British Prime Minister David Cameron. Some of the agreements concern Slovaks in the UK.
Steelmakers march against Chinese imports
Imports of cheap steel would endanger Slovak steelmakers
V4 talks backup plan
LEADERS of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries agreed on supporting the common European Union solutions to the migration crisis on February 15.
The complexity of Europe and the open mind
The tasks for the Presidency of the European Council has – to put it mildly – not become easier since the last time the Netherlands held it.
EU: Two months to live
Top EU official predicts that March summit to fix broken asylum rules will be last chance to save Schengen.
V4 combat group is already on alert
THE COMBAT group of Visegrad-Four Group's (V4) countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary) had a ceremonial line-up last week.
Agriculture key for the future
BOTH SLOVAKS and Europeans as a whole regard agriculture as an important sector for the future.
Troubles with EU funds expected to continue
Delays, lack of transparency persist into new period.
Slovakia fails to spend EU funds by the end of 2015
About €1 billion will be unspent.
Hungarian Parliament’s Speaker: Slovakia should not be in the EU
SLOVAKIA’S Foreign Affairs Ministry summoned Hungarian Ambassador to Slovakia Eva Czimbalmosné Molnár to explain the recent statements made by Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér that Slovakia and the Czech Republic should not have been admitted to the EU.
New €20 banknotes now in circulation
NEW €20 banknotes, with better security features, have been released into circulation.
UPDATED: Prime Minister Fico wants Greece to leave Schengen
AHEAD of the European Union-Turkey summit in Brussels on November 29, Prime Minister Robert Fico commented that the European Union probably does not have a better way of limiting migration flows than coming to an agreement with Turkey, he said on November 27.
Roaming fees to end
HIGH phone fees after a holiday or business trip abroad will see an end: from mid-2017, fees for roaming within the European Union are to be scrapped ultimately.
Lajčák: terrorism should be faced in unison
TERRORISM is a global contagion that does not know any borders, religious or ethnic affiliation, said Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák.
Tatra Summit focuses on EU crisis
THE DIVISION of Europe into eastern and western countries, something that Europe has already had to overcome once, concerns President Andrej Kiska, who deems the current rhetoric of history dangerous and not to be underestimated, the TASR newswire reported on November 5.
Slovakia ignores EU rules on refugees
THE EUROPEAN Commission has noticed that Slovakia has not been fulfilling its duties stemming from the EU quotas on re-distribution of refugees among member states. It is, however, tight lipped about sanctions against the country.
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