Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin visited Bratislava on Thursday, where he met with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and took part in the summit of the prime ministers of the Visegrád Four. The talks took place at the Government Office of the Slovak Republic and at Bratislava Castle. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
Slovakia, Czechia, Poland and Hungary were represented at the meeting by Robert Fico, Andrej Babiš, Donald Tusk and Viktor Orbán. Ireland currently holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union, which is why the main topic of the talks was issues connected with the Union's future budget. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
According to Robert Fico, the prime ministers of the V4 countries do not agree with the planned cuts to spending on cohesion and agricultural policy. They also discussed proposals that could affect fuel prices. Andrej Babiš is pushing for a postponement of the ETS 2 emissions allowance system, which would apply to the heating and road transport sectors. lidovky.cz ↗
During his visit to Bratislava, Micheál Martin also spoke about the need for greater clarity regarding the rules for a potential referendum on Irish unification. His statement was reported by the Irish public broadcaster. RTE News ↗
The meeting in Bratislava was part of the Irish prime minister's ongoing consultations with European leaders during Ireland's presidency of the Council of the EU. Further developments in the budget proposals will depend on negotiations between member states and the Union's institutions. bratislava.zoznam.sk ↗
Micheál Martin held talks in Bratislava with V4 prime ministers
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blesk.cz
| 13:08 10.09.
Bratislavský hrad hostí rokovanie premiérov V4 a Írska – Slovensko preberá predsedníctvo
bratislava.zoznam.sk
| 08:30 10.09.
Írsky premiér privítal obmedzenie dovozu tovaru z izraelských osád
teraz.sk
| 18:19 10.09.
Taoiseach to face key EU budget talks in Bratislava
RTE News
| 03:41 10.09.
Babiš v Bratislavě jedná s premiéry V4. Mají řešit ceny paliv i unijní rozpočet
lidovky.cz
| 12:50 10.09.
Babiš má plán, jak zastavit zdražování benzinu a nafty. V Bruselu se ale líbit nebude
ekonomickydenik.cz
| 13:00 10.09.
Magyar Péter szerint Európa fordulóponthoz érkezett, a vezetők fontos döntés előtt állnak
Index.hu
| 12:47 10.09.
Premiér Robert Fico sa na Úrade vlády (ÚV) SR stretol s predsedom vlády Írska Micheálom Martinom.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 12:45 10.09.
Fico má pred rokovaním V4 silného hosťa. Po 22 rokoch prišiel írsky premiér, riešia budúce miliardy EÚ
ekonomika.pravda.sk
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Země V4 podle Fica odmítají škrty v kohezní a zemědělské politice EU
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