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The European Labour Authority will reside on Landererova Street in Bratislava.

New EU labour authority officially launched

Slovakia’s labour minister says that the European Labour Authority can serve as a small European Commission.

Migrants are being rescued in the Mediterranean

V4 countries reject EU’s plan on the redistribution of migrants

The plan was drafted by only four EU countries.

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Šefčovič recommended for EU commissioner post

Coordinators have unanimously approved Slovakia's nominee for the post.

Vladimír Šucha, head of the EU's Joint Research Centre (JRC) leaves the Commission to fight extremism and to better education in Slovakia.

Slovakia's highest-ranking EU officer returns home to join PS-Spolu

Vladimír Šucha will advise the parties on education.

Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini meets future EC President Ursula von der Leyen.

Von der Leyen wants Šefčovič in her inner circle

PM Peter Pellegrini said so after his meeting with the next European Commission president.

Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná

Slovakia reportedly ready to block the deal between the EU and Latin America

Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matečná said Brazil's approach to the Amazon fires is unacceptable.

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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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