Otley father and daughter team's three-country cycle raises thousands for charity

September 2, 2016

Sophie English and her dad, Jeff, set off on their 200 mile adventure in July, and followed the River Danube on a 200 mile route that began in Austria and took in Slovakia and Hungary.

EU foreign ministers to discuss Turkey, extremism

September 2, 2016

Hungary's Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, left, is greeted by German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier during the Informal OSCE Foreign Minister's Meeting in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016.

The future of the EU: Now what?

September 1, 2016

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EU must protect own interests in Brexit talks: Tusk

September 1, 2016

EU President Donald Tusk insisted Thursday there would be no talks with Britain before London triggers the divorce process, saying he wants to "protect the interests" of the bloc's remaining members.

EU-Eastern Partnership single economic zone on horizon?

September 1, 2016

Foreign ministers of member states of the EU and the Eastern Partnership program are expected to discuss the prospects of creating a single economic space during an informal meeting September 3, 2016 in Bratislava, Slovakia, the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine told Trend.

Everybody was Kung Fu fighting: The 1970s craze in the North East

September 1, 2016

How a martial arts craze - kung fu, karate and judo - swept Britain and the North East in the 1970s and 80s Meaning "contact combat" in Hebrew, and originating in Bratislava, Slovakia, in the 1930s, it was first used by Jews to defend themselves against right-wing thuggery.

Paris to demand an end to 'opaque' TTIP negotiations

August 30, 2016

France plans to call for an end to the transatlantic free trade talks in September, so the negotiations can be restarted "on a good basis", Matthias Fekl announced. EurActiv France reports .

Press Releases: On the Occasion of the Slovak Republic's National Day

August 30, 2016

On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I offer my congratulations to the people of Slovakia as you celebrate the 24th anniversary of your constitution on September 1. The United States and Slovakia enjoy a strong bilateral relationship based on shared interests and values.

Olympic star and 1968 invasion protestor Věra Čáslavská dies

August 31, 2016

The sad news was announced on Wednesday that the most successful ever Czech
Olympic athlete, Věra Čáslavská, died at the age of 74. She had been
battling cancer of the pancreas. The gymnast will be remembered not just

New tans, same old - polycrisis'

August 31, 2016

The European Union grinds back into action this week after its August break, still dazed by Britain's midsummer vote to quit the EU and facing much the same "polycrisis" as a year ago: a mass of refugees, a fragile economy, hostile Russians and, yes, those Brits, now more awkwar

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