Migration crisis, page 5
Migration in the EU
Slovakia second to last in asylum seekers
Eurostat: Within the EU, only Croatia had fewer asylum applications than Slovakia.
Slovakia accepts current draft of EU-Turkey migration agreement
SLOVAKIA’s government has accepted the current draft of a migrant crisis agreement with Turkey, Prime Minister Robert Fico said before the beginning of a two-day EU summit in Brussels on March 17.
Assyrian families gradually move from camp to Nitra
THE group of 149 Assyrian Christians from Iraq who arrived in Slovakia in December are gradually moving from the refugee camp in Humenné to Nitra and its surroundings.
Slovaks fear migrants and their culture, survey shows
THE MIGRATION crisis still stokes fears among Slovaks and the majority of them cannot imagine enlargement of the Muslim community in Slovakia.
Slovakia to probably keep its position on refugees
THE NEW forces in Slovak parliament seem unlikely to change Slovakia’s critical attitude to refugees.
Police officers depart for Greece to help with migration crisis
Slovak police officers will assist in coping with the migration crisis.
Kaliňák: Greece is the main problem in dealing with migrants
GREECE’s attitude is the main problem in dealing with the migration crisis, and this must be changed, Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák said after a meeting of EU interior ministers in Brussels on February 25.
Police test mobile barriers to prevent illegal migration
NEAR the Bratislava borough of Rusovce, police and a fire brigade held a training exercise on February 24, involving a mobile barrier to be used in response to large numbers of people trying to enter the country and to direct their flow.
Right is wrong
In Western Europe and the United States, it is increasingly fashionable to criticise the Visegrad countries for deviating from norms of liberal democracy.
Slovak personalities protest against a wire curtain
MORE than 50 Slovak personalities called on leaders of political parties and citizens not to allow the restoration of the iron curtain on borders with Austria.
AI criticises Slovakia for Roma and migrants
SLOVAKIA failed in human rights protection last year, particularly by discriminating against Roma and its approach to refugees.
Man publishing anti-migrant ad gets conditional sentence
THE DISTRICT court in Žilina made a plea bargain with 19-year-old Dávid from Čadca district who published an internet ad offering money for killing migrants in August 2015.
Slovaks do not fear refugees due to terrorism
THE TERRORISM threat that the ruling Smer party uses in its election campaign when it comes to refugees does not bother people that much in association with the migration crisis.
V4 talks backup plan
LEADERS of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries agreed on supporting the common European Union solutions to the migration crisis on February 15.
Foreign Minister and America's Brian Yee talk about Slovak-American relations
BILATERAL Slovak-American relations and current migration crisis were issues, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák and US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Hoyt Brian Yee spoke about on February 11 in Bratislava.
Decision on lawsuit against quotas by year's end
THE LAWSUIT filed by Slovakia regarding refugee relocation quotas among EU-member states will be decided on by the end of the year, said European Court of Justice President Koen Lenaerts during his visit to the Slovak Supreme Court.
Fico will not be prosecuted for anti-Muslim statements
THE REGIONAL prosecutor’s office in Bratislava dismissed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Robert Fico for his statements regarding the Muslim community.
Eritreans stay in Humenné within humanitarian transfer
WITHIN THE so-called humanitarian transfer programme, Slovakia will host 58 citizens from Eritrea.
€5.3m allocated to migration crisis solutions
SLOVAKIA will provide €5.3 million to solve the causes and impacts of the migration crisis.
Fico also protects Nitra swimming pools against migrants
THE GOVENRMENT plans to allocate more than a quarter billion euros for increasing state security. Of this money, one part will go to prevent changes in the schedule for public swimming at indoor pools in the Nitra region.
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