Slovakia–United Kingdom relations
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Slovakia–United Kingdom relations encompass the diplomatic, economic, and historical interactions between the Slovak Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 1 January 1993.[1]
Both countries share common membership of the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights, the International Criminal Court, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the United Nations, and the World Trade Organization. The United Kingdom gave full support to Slovakia's membership in the European Union and NATO.
History
[edit]After the declaration of independence of the Slovak State on March 14, 1939, the United Kingdom did not issue recognition of the new state. But on May 4, 1939 the British government requested that Peter Pares, previously British consul in the Sudetenland, be recognized as the British consul in Bratislava. On May 15, 1939 Richard Butler stated to the House of Commons that the move constituted a de facto recognition of the Slovak State.[2][3] The Slovak State sent Milan A. P. Harminc to London as its consul-general. However, after the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 Harminc and the Slovak ambassador in Warsaw Ladislav Szathmáry protested against the Slovak participation in the assault and subordinated themselves to Edvard Beneš' Czechoslovak government-in-exile.[4]
The two countries ratified an air services agreement in 2004.[5]
Economic relations
[edit]Following Brexit, Trade between the United Kingdom and Belgium has been governed by the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement since 1 January 2021.[6][7]
The two countries signed a bilateral investment agreement on 10 July 1990. The agreement entered force on 26 October 1990, but was later terminated on 1 July 2021.[8]
Bilaterally the two countries have a Double Taxation Convention.[9]
Resident diplomatic missions
[edit]- Slovakia maintains an embassy in London.[10]
- The United Kingdom is accredited to Slovakia through its embassy in Bratislava.[11]
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Embassy of Slovakia in London -
Embassy of the United Kingdom in Bratislava
See also
[edit]- EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
- Foreign relations of Slovakia
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
References
[edit]- ^ "Spojené kráľovstvo". Ministerstvo zahraničných vecí a európskych záležitostí (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ Vít Smetana. In the Shadow of Munich. British Policy towards Czechoslovakia from 1938 to 1942. Karolinum Press, 2008. pp. 133-134
- ^ Time. SLOVAKIA: Troubled Hero. May 15, 1939
- ^ Mikuláš Teich, Dušan Kováč, Martin D. Brown. Slovakia in History. Cambridge University Press, 2011. pp. 194-195
- ^ "Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Slovak Republic concerning Air Services CM 6750 - 6750.pdf" (PDF).
- ^ Cabinet Office; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (11 August 2021). "Trade and Cooperation Agreement Governance". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ BBC News (29 December 2020). "Brexit: Landmark UK-EU trade deal to be signed". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Slovakia - United Kingdom BIT (1990)". UN Trade and Development. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ HM Revenue and Customs (2 February 2012). "Slovak Republic: tax treaties". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 30 January 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ Diplomat Magazine (25 April 2017). "Slovak Republic". Diplomat Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "British Embassy Bratislava". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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