Slovakia launches 'conference on future of EU'

Slovak Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok on Monday launched a "public discussion on the future of Europe", inviting all Slovaks to post their proposals on www.futureu.europa.eu or in engage in personal discussions with Korcok and State Secretary Martin Klus, who will make a tour of the country later this year. Experts will hold a convention in the autumn on the same topic, Korcok said. "We'll prepare national recommendations based on the public's and experts' proposals and submit them to Brussels. We hope to move forward next spring partly thanks to Slovakia's contribution," said Klus.