Dublin, 13 November (TASR) - Following the informal EU summit in Dublin on Friday, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) welcomed the leaders' agreement on who will represent Europe in negotiations with Ukraine, Russia and the US.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927991
Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) - An extraordinary sitting of Parliament concerning a motion of no-confidence in Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) won't take place on Monday (16 November), the House Chair's Office told TASR on Friday, adding that the reason for this is the withdrawal of the motion by a group of opposition MPs.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927682
Poznan, 13 November (TASR-correspondent) - I have no intention, for the time being, of appointing State Secretary Filip Kuffa as environment minister, and I expect Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) to put forward another candidate, President Peter Pellegrini announced on Thursday (12 November) before departing from the city of Poznan in Poland, adding that until a final decision is reached, the ministry will continue to be headed by the premier, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent in Warsaw.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927626
Luxembourg, 13 November (TASR) - The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) on Friday closed an investigation into allegations of a misuse of funds from the European Peace Facility in connection with supplies of ammunition provided by Slovakia to Ukraine in 2022, the Public Prosecutor's Office has stated in a press release sent to TASR, adding that the investigation concluded that the evidence gathered didn't prove that a crime had been committed.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927517
Manilla, 13 November (TASR) - Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) officially unveiled on Friday in Manilla a restored plaque bearing the Slovak translation of the poem 'The Last Farewell' by the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal, which symbolically links the two countries, the ministry's communications department told TASR on Friday, adding that he also paid tribute to Rizal at the museum commemorating his execution and, on Thursday (12 November), by laying a wreath at his memorial.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927956
Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) - The future of Slovak agriculture lies in hard, honest work, and it will be decided in the fields and barns, but only if those fields aren't overrun by all manner of speculators who can't tell a cow from a heifer but are enormously successful at drawing funds intended for the agricultural sector, stated opposition MP Alojz Hlina (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) at a press briefing on Friday in response to comments made by Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) regarding the future of Slovak agriculture.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927723
Kosice, 13 November (TASR) - The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has called on the government and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), who is temporarily in charge of the Environment Ministry, to halt the expansion of a hazardous waste landfill site in Kosice's borough of Myslava.
https://etasr.sk/article/23927852
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