Ambassador | Deputy Permanent Representative #COREPER1 @SlovakiainEU 🇸🇰 🇪🇺 | frmrly EU General Affairs Director @SlovakiaMFA | RT ≠ endorsement
Brussels, Belgium
Joined February 2021
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As we await the key @EU_Commission’s initiatives to boost European #Competitiveness, I had the pleasure to exchange views on crucial files with impact on #industry and about our expectations with MEPs Jens Gieseke, @AlexandrVondra, @tbwberendsen & @ijabs in Strasbourg 🇫🇷
Also held interesting discussions about the future of agricultural policy #CAP with Chair @vrecionova & Vice-Chair @EricSargiacomo of @EP_Agriculture 🌾 Glad that views on forestry 🌲 were shared with MEP @emmawiesner & ways forward on notorious #883 explored with MEP @gabischoff
New institutional cycle 2024-2029 will bring challenges and opportunities for 🇪🇺 Today I had a fruitful exchange with @Samsung about the continuation of our good cooperation in implementing EU policies 🇪🇺 and deepening of 🇸🇰-🇰🇷 relations 🤝
Slovakia 🇸🇰 welcomes the plan of the new Commission 🇪🇺 to focus on the #competitiveness of automotive industry 🚗 During my meeting with Jaguar Land Rover @JLR_News we agreed on points including the need for negotiated solution of trade issues 🌏 or support for alternative fuels
Slovakia supports technologically neutral approach to reaching climate neutrality 🌱 Therefore I appreciated the discussion with the Negative Emissions Platform @NEP_Brussels on the contribution of the carbon removal technologies and their potential to enhance 🇪🇺 competitiveness
Thank you @EESC_INT & @CZECHIAinEU for organising very fruitful discussion on digital transition & potential of AI for 🇪🇺 innovation and productivity
Discussing the future of digital and #AI in 🇪🇺 with 🇨🇿🇸🇰🇦🇹 ambassadors at @EU_EESC .
What are the most important and urgent steps that 🇪🇺 needs to take?
@SandraParthie @LucaLuc19908512 @louisegrabo @LucieSestakova @MariaMalovaEU @AustriaatEU @CZECHIAinEU @SLOVAKIAinEU
Had a good exchange with representatives of @PEDALconsulting 🇸🇰 on various aspects of project management under @HorizonEU 🔬 @cinea_eu 🌱 Slovakia supports all efforts of companies from #CEE region to benefit from 🇪🇺 opportunities
Warm welcome to @bertversmessen @BelgiuminEU 🇧🇪 🇪🇺 to the #Coreper1 crew! Looking forward to working together in @EUCouncil 🇪🇺 and hearing more tips & tricks about our host country of Belgium 🇧🇪
Grateful for the opportunity to have an open discussion in the Slavkov format 🇸🇰 🇨🇿 🇦🇹 with Director-General @florikafink @EU_ENV 🇪🇺 outlining our concerns related to the application of Deforestation Regulation #EUDR 🌲 Regional cooperation #S3 proves useful also in 🇪🇺 policies
Happy to reunite with my beloved 🇨🇿 colleague @LucieSestakova in Brussels & our busy #Coreper 1 life 🇪🇺
Coreper 1 is based in Luxembourg this week 🇱🇺 After @EUCouncil meetings on Monday and Tuesday our colleagues from @RPUE_LU 🇱🇺🇪🇺 organized a wonderful excursion to Schengen 📜 We were reminded of the uniqueness of the European project 🤝 and enjoyed Luxembourg’s finest 🥂🍇
Interesting dialogue with representatives of e-commerce platform @Allegro_Group 📱📦 on 🇪🇺 regulatory issues such as #DSA & #DMA and its expansion on the #CEE market including 🇸🇰 I welcome their commitment to support #SMEs on their marketplace & foster #innovation – at Zaventem, België
Once again a busy day in Brussels 🇪🇺 Apart from attending a special #EUCO on #competitiveness I opened an event at @SLOVAKIAinEU organized with @univerzita_stu 🎓⚙️ The aim was to showcase 🇸🇰 excellent research projects and to seek strong cross-border partnerships @HorizonEU 🇪🇺 – at Brussels, Belgium
#Pharma package 💊 is an important opportunity to ensure #innovative 🧬 and #affordable 📉 medicines for 🇪🇺 citizens but also to ensure incentives for industry R&D 👩🏻🔬👨🏻🔬 I stressed to the representatives of @MSDEurope & @EFPIA the need to fight 💊 shortages & parallel trade in 🇪🇺
At today’s introductory meeting with 🇪🇺 Commissioner @jwojc’s new Head of Cabinet Andreas Schneider I presented 🇸🇰 proposals to address the crisis in #agriculture via simplification of #CAP & reduction of administrative burden 👨🏻🌾 ≠ 👨🏻💼 Concerns of the #farmers 🔜 on #EUCO agenda
Today we celebrate 3️⃣3️⃣ years since the establishment of #Visegrád Group 🇸🇰🇨🇿🇵🇱🇭🇺 64 million people sharing strong political, economic or social ties 🤝 We accompanied each other on our integration journeys to 🇪🇺 & @NATO and we still stand side by side! @SlovakiaMFA @V4_PRES
