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PM Peter Pellegrini at the European Parliament session in Strasbourg.

Pellegrini to MEPs: My government is pro-European and committed to NATO

Slovak PM spoke in the European Parliament, faced criticism that lessons have not been learned in Slovakia

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Slovaks trust more European institutions than the national ones.

Eurobarometer: Trust in police has increased since spring 2018

Improvement in trust rate is also due to arrests in the Kuciak murder case.

Nina Hrabovská Francelová

Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák

Will Slovakia recognise Venezuela's interim president?

The ruling Smer sides with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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In a time when so much about the EU feels troubled, British backwardness is prompting reminders of what works.

Brexit has bolstered public support for the EU

Ireland, the smaller country, now negotiates from a position of strength — because of EU membership.

Benjamin Cunningham

Lajčák: Brexit agreement is good, there is no reason to re-open it

EU ministers are waiting on the UK.

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Analyst: The euro helped Slovakia get over the crisis

Slovakia adopted the EU's single currency ten years ago.

Martina Raábová

Europe might not be just an innocent victim

While real estate bubbles in the US, Greece and Spain were partial causes of global crisis, irresponsible lending was also rife in places you hear little about.

Benjamin Cunningham

Manfred Weber of Germany wins the race to lead the European Union's center-right parties into key EU elections in May.

Why do they let nobodies lead key EU institutions?

Quite a lot of the conventional wisdom about the European Union is simply wrong, yet political leaders across the continent continue to reinforce the public’s worst impressions.

Benjamin Cunningham

Šefčovič will not run for the top EC post

European Socialists chose Hollander Frans Timmermans as their candidate.

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Macron to Slovaks: Use every opportunity to take part in the European dialogue

The French president visited Slovakia on October 26, repeatedly refused division of Europe into east and west, old and new.

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Sunrises and sunsets will be more fixed around the year - and years, but maybe not within the EU.

When Daylight Saving Time is abolished, Slovakia will keep winter time

The Labour Ministry argues for keeping winter time once Daylight Saving Time is abolished but also points out the need of keep unity within the EU internal market.

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Presidents of V4 countries, L-R: Polish President Andrzej Duda, Hungarian President János Áder, Slovak President Andrej Kiska, and Czech President Miloš Zeman at a summit, October 11-12, 2018.

V4 presidents: Nord Stream II is a threat to Europe

Presidents of the Visegrad Group countries discussed, among other things, the rise of xenophobia, extremism and nationalism in Europe.

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The Spitzenkandidat process is nonsensical and dishonest

Electing at least some MEPs on a cross-border basis, for example, would force candidates to articulate a vision for Europe, rather than count on preexisting party loyalties, to get elected.

Benjamin Cunningham