Contents tagged with Slovakia
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Joint exercises involving Romania, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia begin
On September 19, in Romania’s northeastern Satu Mare county on the Someș river, about 30 km southeast from the Ukrainian border, the Blonde Avalanche 2016 joint military exercises started, with participation from servicemen from Romania, Ukraine, Hungary and Slovakia.
As reported by a correspondent from Radio Svoboda, Ukrainian participants are practicing tasks related to the elimination of consequences of disaster and minimization of losses as part of an international joint pontoon-bridge …
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NATO air defense exercises begin in Slovakia
The international Tobruq Legacy 2016 exercises began on Monday at the Lest training area in Slovakia. The air defense units of eight NATO countries are participating in the exercises. The countries involved are Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Slovenia and the US. This was reported by the press service of the Czech Ministry of Defense.
“The goal of the exercises is to test and strengthen the level of interaction of ground air defense units in accordance with …
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Ukraine increases natural gas imports from Slovakia
Ukraine has increased the daily import order for natural gas from Slovakia by 330%, from 2.048 to 8.796 million cubic meters, the Slovak Gas Transmission System Operator reported. On July 1-14, the import of gas via the Slovak gas corridor to Ukraine totaled half a million cubic meters.
As previously reported, the Chief Executive of Ukraine’s state-owned Naftogaz, Andriy Kobolev, said on the 30th of June that the state was planning to start importing gas so it could pump it into underground …
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Slovakia is confident that the Netherlands will not block Ukraine's association with the EU
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia, who presides in the European Union, Miroslav Lajčák, expressed confidence that the Netherlands will not block the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. He made this statement during the hearings of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Radio Svoboda reports.
"We should respect the results of the referendum. But I’m sure that the Dutch government will find a solution that while respecting the referendum results at the same time will not …
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Polish, Czech, Slovak, and Lithuanian delegations will not attend Victory Day parade in Moscow
Polish Minister of National Defense Antoni Macierewicz said that the Polish delegation will not take part in the celebration of Victory Day, which will be held on May 9 in Moscow. According to the newspaper Gazeta Polska Codziennie, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania have also decided not to attend.
"All the celebrations associated with Victory Day will take place in Poland," the Polish Ministry of Defense announced.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense of Slovakia, in a …
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Slovakian Foreign Ministery: We will find a way to continue Ukraine's EU integration
According to the Slovakian Foreign Ministry, the European Union will find a solution that will allow the continued European integration of Ukraine. This statement came in response to the results of the Advisory Referendum on the Association Agreement EU-Ukraine past in the Netherlands.
"We are talking about the internal decision-making process of one of the member countries of the EU, which must be respected. It all depends on how the government of the Netherlands will respond to the results …
