Members of the Olympic and Paralympic delegations took the Olympic oath on Wednesday 14 July 2021 in the rear courtyard of the Presidential Palace before departing for the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.  According to the president, the Olympic and Paralympic games are the greatest celebration...

President Čaputová believes that Pope Francis’s visit to Slovakia will bring a message of hope in these complicated times.  This was the president’s reaction to the official confirmation of the visit of the Holy Father to Slovakia. On Sunday noon 4 July 2021, Pope Francis announced that...

On Wednesday 30 June 2021, President Čaputová met the ambassadors of the European Union countries accredited to Slovakia.  These meetings, which are held at the initiative of the country serving as the president of the Council of the European Union, take place regularly. "This meeting is...

On Sunday 27 June 2021, President Čaputová granted state decorations to 24 personalities of our social life.  This ceremony, which is traditionally takes place on the occasion of the anniversary of the creation of the Slovak Republic, could not be held in January this year due to the...

President Čaputová made the above statement concerning the current epidemiological situation on Wednesday 23 June 2021. She encouraged doubters to get vaccinated as soon as possible.The president is certain that nobody wants to go back to the way of life we lived in the recent past. In connection...

President Čaputová received Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission in the Presidential Palace on Monday 21 June 2021.  The president of the EC arrived in Slovakia to confirm the EC’s approval of our Recovery Plan. "We are one of the first EU countries to submit a reform...

On Saturday 19 June 2021, President Čaputová participated with Hungarian President János Áder in the opening ceremony of the reconstructed mansion in the village of Borša, in the district of Trebišov. President Áder agreed on the renovation and reconstruction of this mansion with Slovak...

President Čaputová delivered a speech at the opening of the Globsec security conference in Bratislava on Tuesday 15 June 2021.  According to the president, the post-pandemic world needs deep and structural changes. "The pandemic has shown our strengths and exposed our weaknesses. But it has...

President Čaputová met Polish President Andrzej Duda and Croatian President Zoran Milanović on Tuesday 15 June 2021.  Both visiting presidents participated in the Globsec security conference in Bratislava. President Čaputová spoke with President Duda about the internal political...

On Monday 14 June 2021, President Čaputová met Vĕra Jourová, the European Commission Vice President for Values and Transparency, in Brussels.  The president and Věra Jourová discussed issues related to the rule of law in the EU and the liability of social networks in connection with the...