Slovakia seeking to host European Labour Authority

Slovakia is interested in hosting the headquarters of the new European Labour Authority, with the country asking for support in this effort from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini on Thursday after a meeting with Merkel, who has come to Bratislava to take part in a session of Visegrad Four (V4) group leaders. Merkel did not comment directly on support for Slovakia regarding this matter. She did say, however, that she supports the idea of locating such agencies in new member countries. "We remain in contact and dialogue," she said.