Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - The confirmation of Slovakia's credit rating by Standard & Poor's (S&P) is good news for Slovakia, Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) told a news conference on Tuesday in response to the rating published by the agency on Friday (23 October), stressing that the agency also took the state budget adopted for next year into account.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865260
Bratislava/Luxembourg, 27 October (TASR) - Slovakia has supported the common stance of EU-member states on the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and with regard to capping support at end-user level, it's negotiated a clear political guarantee that this key issue will also be discussed at the summit of EU leaders, meaning at the highest level, stated the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry's communications department on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865273
Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - The Slovak Armed Forces will take over the protection of Slovakia's airspace within the next few hours or days, using Slovak F-16 fighters, said President Peter Pellegrini in a speech delivered at the Chief of General Staff's Commanders' Assembly on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865343
Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - Reducing the financial burden on the public and entrepreneurs, and running the state in a more cost-effective way are the priorities that the extra-parliamentary 'Right to Truth' party wants to pursue, party spokesperson Kristina Marcekova has informed TASR.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865440
Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) – Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) is celebrating Slovakia's unchanged credit rating, while the country is borrowing at the highest interest rates in years and the government is failing to achieve the expected results in consolidating public finances despite three rounds of consolidation measures, opposition parties stated in response to Kamenicky's remarks on Tuesday regarding the rating decision announced by international agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday (23 October).
https://etasr.sk/article/23865453
Moscow, 27 October (TASR) - Dialogue is a fundamental tool of diplomacy and, therefore, Slovak-Russian relations will remain pragmatic and constructive, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) has stated in a post on Facebook, TASR reported on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865530
Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will turn to the Constitutional Court regarding the proposal to appoint Environment Ministry State Secretary Filip Kuffa to the post of Environment Minister and won't appoint him until he receives the court's interpretation, the president announced in a statement made at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865642
Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) has taken note of President Peter Pellegrini's stance regarding the proposal to appoint Environment Ministry State Secretary Filip Kuffa as environment minister, TASR has learnt from the Government Office's press and information department following the president's statement on Tuesday.
https://etasr.sk/article/23865644
Bratislava, 27 October (TASR) – The Finance Ministry doesn't interfere in the decision-making of the Constitutional Court and will respect its ruling on the government's obligation to submit a balanced budget stated Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Tuesday .
https://etasr.sk/article/23865663
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