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Blog: EU takes timid steps toward a circular economy

Monika Junicke from Komerční Banka describes the main challenges complicating the implementation of European Union’s Circular Economy Action Plan.

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Blog: From farm to fork: Future outlook for the EU agri-food sector

The EU agri-food sector is likely to undergo dramatic changes in the years to come. David Bielik, Account Executive at Fipra Slovakia, identifies the main challenges and offers various possible developments.

President Zuzana Caputova met French President Emmanuel Macron during her official visit to France on July 24.

Macron: Čaputová is the symbol of united Europe

There is still room to improve trust between east and west, Slovak president said in France.

Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák.

Lajčák: Slovakia's EU interests more vital than V4 group

The EU negatively perceives the central European V4 cooperation.

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Blog: Slovakia needs crucial reforms to enhance R&D

Silvia Hallová, Tax Partner at Grant Thornton Slovakia, explains why Slovakia continues to lag behind in R&D and what can be done to improve it.

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How will Slovak MEPs spend their time? These are the committees they will serve on

MEP from the far-right party will sit on the civil liberties committee.

"Remain" supporters demonstrate in Parliament Square, London, on July 2, 2016.

Slovaks and other EU citizens may stay in the UK after Brexit

But they have to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

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Blog: Slovakia through the European lenses

Head of Economic Analyses Section at EC Representation shares interesting insights from the 2019 edition of EC’s Country Report on Slovakia and highlights the priorities of EU’s upcoming budgeting period.

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Zuzana Čaputová, Andrej Danko, Peter Pellegrini

President, PM and Speaker of Parliament signed declaration on foreign policy

Meanwhile, Andrej Danko has invited Lukashenko to Slovakia.

The Slovak president meets with EC President Jean-Claude Juncker on June 25, 2019.

Čaputová in Brussels: Europe needs to speed up

After Prague, Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová decided to travel to Brussels as her second official visit.

The price of 400 food products has been capped by eight retailers.

Study: Dual food quality is an issue in the entire EU, not just in the East

The European Commission analysed 1,400 food samples in 19 EU countries.

USSK reduces pig iron production by one third

The steelmaker is responding to the flooding of the EU steel market by cheap steel.

European Commissioner for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič has served as the commissioner since 2009.

The government has nominated Šefčovič for the European Commission

Slovakia's Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič is expected to occupy one of the top EC posts.

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Slovakia hosts first EU institution

The ELA will have its headquarters in the centre of Bratislava.

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Timothy Garton Ash: Brexit could be the beginning of the end for EU

The UK needs to hold another referendum, opines historian Timothy Garton Ash.

Slovaks are willing to spend more money than any other European nation in 2019.

Slovaks want to spend the most in the EU

They want to spend money mostly on relaxation.

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Slovaks consider the US a bigger threat than Russia

Support for NATO is growing, though.

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V4 countries may propose Šefčovič as joint candidate for EC president

European Commision's Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič is the most recognisable politician that can be offered, experts say.

Historical group from the Rotenstein festival voted in Holic.

EP election: Preliminary results show pro-EU forces prevail

Take a look at how people voted for their MEPs around Slovakia.

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