Czech National Bank raises interest rate to 20-year high
The Council of the Czech National Bank (CNB) chose to raise its base interest rate from 3.75 to 4.5 percent on Thursday, to its highest level in twenty years. The move follows several increases over recent...
Prag, 09.02.2022
Caputova: Bolstering Defence on NATO Eastern Flank in Slovakia’s Own Interest
President Zuzana Caputova is convinced that bolstering the defence of Slovakia’s eastern border as well as the entire eastern flank of NATO with allied troops is in Slovakia’s own interest.
Speaking on...
Bratislava, 08.02.2022
China, Argentina pledge closer ties on currency
China and Argentina pledged on Sunday to deepen strategic cooperation on trade, currency and the infrastructure-focused Belt and Road Initiative, the government and state media said after a meeting of...
Beijing, 07.02.2022
Ministerial Meeting of the UN Group of Friends of Mediation
State Secretary of the Diplomacy Ministry Ingrid Brocková at the Ministerial Meeting of the UN Group of Friends of Mediation in New York: Mediation helps to save lives and reduce suffering “Mediation and...
New York, 04.02.2022
Croatian President Milanovic: There is no stability of Europe without Russia
The stability of Europe, Western Europe and the European Union does not exist without Russia and must be agreed, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday. He also accused the West of inciting war....
Zagreb, 03.02.2022
Zilinka Objects to Heger’s Remarks That He’s “Shield in Opposition’s Hands”
Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO), in which he objected to the premier’s recent statements according to which the PG has become “a shield in...
Bratislava, 02.02.2022
Voice-SD Calls on Government to Cut VAT on Food and Gastronomy Sector
The extra-parliamentary Voice-SD party is once again calling on the Government to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on food and the gastronomy sector, otherwise it will face a threat of an inflationary spiral...
Bratislava, 01.02.2022
Portugal’s general election won by Socialist PM Costa
In the Portuguese snap general election, the ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister António Costa has unexpectedly obtained a single-party majority.
The result of the Sunday, January 30 election, came as a...
Lisboa, 31.01.2022
The Slovak Republic supports the integration ambitions of the Western Balkan countries into the European Union
State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Ingrid Brocková, received today (20 January 2022) a delegation from the Think Balkans project composed of representatives...
Bratislava, 28.01.2022
Opposition Protests against Government, Wants Early Election
People gathered in front of the Presidential Palace on Wednesday evening to protest against the Government, the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the USA, mandatory vaccinations or rising food and...