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First budget surplus expected in Slovakia in 2019

The Editorial Board September 4, 2016

Slovakia - Slovakia will reach her first budget surplus in 2019. Economically she outperforms many of the member countries and differentiates herself. Last year the only countries that ran a budget surplus were Germany, Estonia and Luxembourg. “Slovakia is doing very well…

Politics

The unstoppable ascension of the V4

The Editorial Board August 30, 2016

Hungary, Budapest - The Foreign Affairs Ministers of the V4 (Poland, Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia) met in Budapest on August 29. According to the Hungarian host, Péter Szijjártó, the V4 is strong enough to tell out loud the truth not caring about political…

Politics

The V4 leaders and Merkel met to talk about the EU

The Editorial Board August 29, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday 26 of August German Chancellor Angela Merkel joined the representatives of Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia in Warsaw to prepare the informal summit of 27 EU members in Bratislava set up by Slovakia on September 16, set…

Politics

The Three Seas Initiative: Central and Eastern Europe takes charge of its own destiny

The Editorial Board August 28, 2016

Dubrovnik, Croatia - A two-day forum was attended by Croatia with heads of state and officials from twelve countries of Central and Eastern Europe, all members of the European Union, to discuss common challenges to strengthen economically and politically the area between the…

Politics

Slovak PM Fico visits Putin in Russia

The Editorial Board August 25, 2016

Russia - Today on the 25 of August Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is meeting President Vladimir Putin to discuss some important topics like the G20 summit in China on 4-5 September, as Slovakia is at the presidency of the European Council.…

Politics

Central European allies of George Soros in the European Parliament

Nicolas de Lamberterie August 18, 2016

By Nicolas de Lamberterie. George Soros, a criticized man with a great influence The posting online of the "Soros leaks" allows us to see more clearly the influential strategy led by George Soros, the billionaire financier of Hungarian origin…

Politics

Central European leaders invited to the Rhodes forum

The Editorial Board August 13, 2016

Central Europe - Czech, Slovakian and Hungarian leaders might attend the next Rhodes forum in Greece, held by the "Dialogue of Civilization" Research Institute on September 30 - October 1. The Rhodes Forum, entitled this year "The Chaos of Multiplicity: an Urgent…

Society

The Visegrád Four unite on forest management and ecology

The Editorial Board August 3, 2016

Slovakia - The Visegrád Group's countries signed a memorandum of collaboration for forest management. The ministers and secretaries of state responsible for Agriculture and Forestry met in Slovakia on July 8 to sign a memorandum of collaboration across the Visegrád Group (V4).…

Politics

Theresa May on visit to Poland and Slovakia about Brexit

The Editorial Board July 28, 2016

EU - On Thursday, July 28, Theresa May will meet Slovakian Robert Fico and Polish Beata Szydło for Brexit negociations, as a lot of their citizens have jobs in the UK and these countries are already skeptical about EU membership. The British…

Politics

The leader of the patriotic party SNS is the most popular politician in Slovakia

The Editorial Board July 22, 2016

Slovakia - According to recent polls, Andrej Danko is the most popular politician in Slovakia. The leader of the Slovenská národná strana (Slovak National Party) is even beating out the chairman of the ruling party, and current Prime Minister Robert Fico,…

Culture

The world’s first flying car may come from Slovakia

The Editorial Board July 19, 2016

Slovakia - The AeroMobil company has been able to create a car with retractable wings, of which the third generation model spent seven-and-a-half hours in the air during test flights. It is now displayed in the entrance lobby of the European Commission…

Politics

Slovakia calls for a decision about post-Brexit citizens

The Editorial Board July 16, 2016

Slovakia - Slovakian Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák is worried that post-Brexit citizen don't know much about their future situation. Even if Brussels wants to wait that UK starts the formal process to leave the bloc, Slovakia but also UK want a swift…