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26.03.2024

At Matej Bel University (UMB) in Banská Bystrica Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár honored the 340th anniversary of the birth of Matej Bel, the Slovak polymath, one of the most well-known European scientists of his era as well as an academic diplomat. On this occasion Slovakia’s chief diplomat visited the UMB University Library, where, together with the University rector Vladimír Hiadlovský, he launched a new publication on Matej Bel´s life and work.

26.03.2024

In Ljubljana a meeting of foreign affairs ministers of the informal C5 Group (C5) initiative was held today (26 March 2024). The invitation by Slovenia's chief diplomat Tanja Fajon was also accepted by Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár who attended the negotiations, along with his counterparts from the Czech Republic (Minister Jan Lipavský), Hungary (Minister Péter Szijjártó) and Austria (Minister Alexander Schallenberg) as well as Slovenia (Minister Tanja Fajon).

22.03.2024

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Rastislav Chovanec paid a working visit to the Banská Bystrica Region this week. He met with major Slovak exporters operating in this region, learned about their production and openly discussed the problems faced by exporters in promoting themselves in foreign markets.

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár welcomes the decision by leaders of the European Union member states on opening EU accession talks with Bosnia and Herzegovina. He emphasized that it is an important step for strengthening stability, economic prosperity and a European perspective for the Western Balkan countries. The Union enlargement with Bosnia and Herzegovina is also in the interest of Slovakia and its integration into the EU is something that the Slovak Republic has long promoted.

21.03.2024

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár held negotiations with Visegrad Group (V4) foreign affairs ministers in Prague today. After the joint session the ministers of Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland agreed that V4 is still functional and the partners can cooperate on topics such as the European Union´s migration policy, enlargement of the Union as well as energy infrastructure.

19.03.2024

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok, attended a meeting of the General Affairs Council of the European Union (GAC) in Brussels on 19 March 2024. The main topic of the meeting was the preparation of the March European Council, starting this Thursday in Brussels that will have a rich foreign policy agenda.

19.03.2024

On 18 March 2024, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Rastislav Chovanec, held talks with the Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann, who arrived in Bratislava for the launch of the new OECD Economic Survey of Slovakia.

On Monday, 18 March 2024, State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok, held a telephone conversation with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova for European Integration Cristina Gherasimova. The main topic of the talks was Moldova's integration into the European Union.

18.03.2024

Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanár attended the opening of the European Humanitarian Forum and then the March Foreign Affairs Council of the EU in Brussels on 18 March 2024. The main topics of the negotiations among the EU chief diplomats were the ongoing assistance for Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and in Belarus.

15.03.2024 Brazil

State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Marek Eštok, received the Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Slovakia Gabriel Boff Moreira in Bratislava today (15 March 2024). The meeting was aimed at strengthening strategic cooperation between Slovakia and Brazil.