Bratislava, 25 March 2026 – After more than seven years of negotiations, the European Union-Australia Free Trade Agreement was signed on Tuesday, 24 March 20226, by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, described this step as a major milestone in strengthening the strategic partnership between the EU and the Indo-Pacific region as well as confirmation of the importance of open and rules-based international trade.

Bratislava, 22 March 2026 – Access to safe drinking water is one of the basic conditions for a dignified life, health protection and stability of societies. This is why the Slovak Republic, through development cooperation, supports projects that improve the availability of drinking water and hygiene conditions in regions stricken by conflicts, poverty or climate change. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, noted this on the occasion of today’s World Water Day.

Bratislava, 20 March 2026 – The Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic have taken note of the decision of the Belgian Court of Appeal in Mons to reject the family’s appeal in the tragic death of Slovak citizen Jozef Chovanec, who died on 27 February 2018, on the fourth day after a police intervention in a cell at Charleroi Airport.

Bratislava, 19 March 2026 – The integration of the Western Balkan states into the European Union is a strategic priority of the Slovak Republic and a key prerequisite for strengthening stability, security and prosperity on the European continent. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, made this statement at today’s conference Enlargement, the Western Balkans and the Future of Europe: Perspectives of France, Austria and Slovakia at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Bratislava.

Banská Bystrica, 19 March 2026 – Understanding the functioning of the European Union and its institutions is an important prerequisite for active involvement in democratic life. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, emphasised this point at the opening of the third year of the European Parliament Simulation – SimEP26 event at the Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica.

Bratislava, 18 March 2026 – The Slovak Republic and Hungary today wrote to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to express concern over media reports that the Commission had sent workers to the site of the supposedly damaged Druzhba pipeline without the presence of Slovak and Hungarian experts, and moreover without informing either country.

Bratislava/Brussels, 16 March 2026 – The foreign ministers of the European Union Member States today at a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels expressed their unequivocal support for the demands made by Slovakia, Hungary and the European Commission towards Ukraine regarding information on the status of the Druzhba pipeline.

Bratislava/Brussels, 16 March 2026 – The situation in the Middle East and its impacts on global security and energy markets were among the key topics of today’s meeting of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels. The heads of European diplomacy discussed the possible consequences of the conflict, and as reported by the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, this is an extremely sensitive issue with a fundamental impact on the European Union.

Brussels, 16 March 2026 – The Slovak Republic continues to strengthen political and economic dialogue with India, which ranks among the most important partners of the European Union in the Indo-Pacific region. The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Juraj Blanár, confirmed this at a bilateral meeting with the head of Indian diplomacy, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, which took place on the sidelines of today’s meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Brussels.