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The Slovak Fulbright Commission is a non-profit organization in Slovakia that provides scholarships, fellowships and counseling for Slovak students studying in the United States and American students in Slovakia. The Fulbright Commission was created in 1994 by treaty between the two countries. [1] It is based in Bratislava, Slovakia. [1]
A referendum was held in Slovakia on 23 May and 24 May 1997. Voters in Slovakia were asked four separate questions: on whether the country should join NATO, whether nuclear weapons should be allowed in Slovakia, whether foreign military bases should be allowed in Slovakia, and whether the President should be elected directly.
NATO was established on 4 April 1949 via the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty (Washington Treaty). The 12 founding members of the Alliance were: Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
In July 2022 after the Russian invasion of Ukraine the Prime Minister of Slovakia Eduard Heger made it known that he had entered discussions with the Czech Republic over the protection of Slovak airspace by Czech warplanes in the event that the Slovaks were to donate to Ukraine the remnants of the Slovak MiG-29 fighter jet fleet, in advance of the fleet's replacement and renewal (at the ...
In 2004, Slovakia realized the goal it had set from the start of the partnership – full NATO membership. Slovakia also gained membership into the European Union that same year. As a further testament to the accomplishments of the Indiana-Slovakia partnership, Indiana Guardsmen and Slovak troops deployed side by side to Afghanistan in 2011.
Slovakia-United States relations are bilateral relations held between the United States and the Slovak Republic, particularly since the latter's independence in 1993. According to the 2012 U.S. Global Leadership Report, 27% of Slovaks approve of U.S. leadership, with 32% disapproving and 41% uncertain. [ 1 ]
Slovakia joined NATO on 29 March 2004. [5] From 2006 the army transformed into a fully professional organization and compulsory military service was abolished. [6] [7] [8] Slovak armed forces numbered 19,500 uniformed personnel and 4,208 civilians in 2022. [1] Slovak Armed Forces organization 2024 (click to enlarge)
Slovakia is a member of the European Union, the Eurozone, the Schengen Area, the United Nations, NATO, CERN, the OECD, the WTO, the Council of Europe, the Visegrád Group, and the OSCE. Slovakia is also home to eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The world's largest per-capita car producer, Slovakia manufactured a total of 1.1 million cars in ...