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Slovexit is not on most people’s minds, a poll shows
Trust in the EU higher than in Slovak governments, according to an April 2024 survey.
To put citizens' interests first, the EU must be transformed
We need to strengthen the EU's capacity for collective action.
Slovakia would be in the same league as Belarus without EU membership, analysts say
Benefits of EU membership are mainly the single market and EU funds.
Last Week: Slovakia, the home of confused Europeans
One in three Slovaks say they would prefer to live in a totalitarian state.
Europe's promises have not been kept to its Roma citizens
Twenty years since Slovakia entered the EU, the country’s Roma have not seen their lot improve.
Diplomat Javorčík: EU membership application was two sentences. I wrote them myself on my computer
Slovakia submitted its application in a corridor.
Eurobarometer: Slovaks see EU more positively than Czechs
However, participation in EP elections in Slovakia has been the lowest in Europe.
Newcomers help, low births don't. Population decline in Slovakia hasn't stopped
The new EU Migration Pact not seen as a solution for Slovakia.
UPDATED: Anti-Ukrainian billboards pop up in Slovakia
Pro-Russian politicians and groups aren't behind them.
Report: EU to lift sanctions against pro-Russian Slovak Jozef Hambálek
Some additional Russian businessmen will no longer be subject to sanctions.
Slovak ex-prime minister: Russia needs to see Europe's strength
New working group to find solutions to deter Russia from further aggression.
Premier asks German chancellor to take pro-Kremlin Slovak off sanctions list
The government plans to send a conspiracy theorist to EU institutions.
Smer’s EU funding scandal officially ends, but mystery culprits remain at large
A firm with fake documents had €2 million approved by the state agency.
Politico names Slovakia’s EU commissioner one of the most powerful Europeans for 2024
The news website dubs Maroš Šefčovič “Mr. Fix it”.
Slovak experts correct the Eurostat data, but the results for Slovakia still look grim
Income of Slovaks is poor.
Border checks in Central Europe extended until November
Poland, Austria, Czechia and Slovakia announced border checks last week.
Bratislava declares emergency as illegal migrants get stuck in city
Heated tents have popped up in the capital, as well as in Banská Bystrica.
Slovakia reluctantly announces border checks with Hungary
Move will affect 35 border crossings from Thursday.
Poland, Austria and Czechia will introduce border checks with Slovakia from midnight
They will remain in place for 10 days. Subsequently, border checks can be extended by 20 days.
Deputy foreign minister: We no longer need to discuss Ukraine, we know it belongs to the EU
Interview with state secretary at the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Peter Mišík.
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