Migration crisis, page 11

Slovak material aid for refugees leaves for the Hungarian-Serbian border

SOAP, shampoo, tents, blankets, shoes, baby strollers, and clothing for migrants were sent from Bratislava to the Hungary-Serbia border on September 9 as part of the material aid collected by the non-profit organisation People in Peril.

Europe needs new heroes

The shocking cure for our xenophobia: meeting a refugee brings instant relief from painful ignorance. 

Slovaks uniting to help migrants

PROMPTED by pictures from foreign refugee camps Slovaks spontaneously started to organize themselves with the aim to help migrants staying there. On the other hand, NGOs focused on refugees integration run in emergency regime because they cannot currently draw money from euro funds.

V4 united against quotas

A COUNTRY of people with an open heart, capable of receiving and lending a helping hand. That is the image that President Andrej Kiska believes Slovakia should emerge from the migration crisis with. The government and its partners in the region, however, oppose a quota system. 

Parishes reserved in response to Pope Francis’ call

THE SLOVAK Catholic Church is cagey about Pope Francis’ call on parishes to provide shelter to at least one refugee family each.

Fico: Immigration quotas are irrational

THE PRIME ministerial summit of Slovakia’s Robert Fico, the Czech Republic’s Bohuslav Sobotka and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann in Bratislava on September 7 did not result in any breakthrough in the diverging views on the introduction of immigration quotas as held by Slovakia and the Czech Republic on one side and Austria on the other.

Blog: Fear is dictating Slovakia's actions towards refugees

When faced with the attitude towards refugees in Slovakia, one Canadian tries to understand where that attitude is coming from.

Night falling over Europe

Death of a three-year-old boy faces Europe with a choice between humanity and tradition.  

Kiska: Attitude to migration crisis to define the character of Slovakia

We will lose the struggle for the character of Slovakia if we do not refrain from hate speeches, President Andrej Kiska said in his official statement to migration crisis. 

Refugees barricaded themselves in Medveďov camp

AROUND 60 people in the refugee camp in Medveďov village, Trnava Region, barricaded themselves into the canteen on September 3, resulting in a clash with special police forces, according to the webpage of TV Markíza, a private broadcaster. No one was injured during the incident.

Fico government firm on anti-migrant stand

The Slovak government however admitted it feels under enormous pressure from its foreign partners and that “there is a real threat that we will face the pressure of the member states that the migrants are heading to, on our own”.

V4 summit on immigration to take place in Prague on Friday

Police stopped extremists’ ride to Gabčíkovo

FIREFIGHTERS had a training at the exact place where dozens of extremists were heading to protest against placing 500 asylum seekers from Austria at the Gabčíkovo village refugee camp. That is the official reason why police with dogs and riot police stopped protesters a few kilometres from Gabčíkovo and avoided possible conflict with Hungarian extremists on September 1. 

Compassion is no complicated concept

EXPRESSIONS of humanity and compassion do not necessarily need great gestures; they can take the form of a pair of shoes given to a refugee. 

Thousands join Plea for Humanity

Do not let people die on our doorstep, Slovaks call on their government. 

Slovak police discovered dozens of illegal migrants, politicians react

ON THE WEEKEND of August 29-30, Slovak police discovered 60 foreigners mostly from Syria in suspicious vans near the city of Žilina – in northern Slovakia – and in Štúrovo in the south of the country.

Refugees die in a truck near Slovak border in Austria

DOZENS of refugees have lost their lives near the Slovak border today, in a van carrying the brand of a Slovak company.

Slovakia and its shameful policy on refugees

SLOVAKIA, a small country of 5 million has been almost untouched by the recent refugee situation in the Mediterranean and the Balkans. 

Interior Minister surprised by news of refugee camp close to Austrian border

THE CONSTRUCTION of a refugee camp for migrants from Syria close to the Austrian-Slovak border has caught Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák by surprise, the TASR newswire learnt on August 26.