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Slovak Foreign Ministry Not Commenting on Latest UN Sec-Gen Vote

Slovak Foreign Ministry Not Commenting on Latest UN Sec-Gen Vote

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) – The Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry doesn’t want to comment on the significance of the third unofficial vote of a new United Nations secretary-general (UNSG), TASR learnt on Tuesday. Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak garnered the second highest number of votes

B-52 Bomber Aircraft on Display at Airbase in Sliac

B-52 Bomber Aircraft on Display at Airbase in Sliac

Sliac, August 26 (TASR) – A B-52 bomber aircraft of the United States Air Force was presented to the media by representatives of the US Embassy in Slovakia as well as by the pilots themselves at the airbase in Sliac (Banska Bystrica region) on Friday. Apart from the press, dozens of

Fico Considers Russia to Be Reliable Power Engineering Partner

Fico Considers Russia to Be Reliable Power Engineering Partner

Moscow, August 26 (TASR) – When it comes to power engineering, we perceive Russia as a reliable partner and supplier, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, TASR learnt on Friday. The talks allegedly didn’t provide any answers as for the construction of

Bratislava Honours Victims of Slovak National Uprising

Bratislava Honours Victims of Slovak National Uprising

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – Slovak officials as well as direct participants commemorated the victims of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in WWII by laying wreaths at the memorial on SNP Square in Bratislava on Thursday. “Even though more than 70 years have passed since the end of WWII, there are

Poll: 69 percent of People Satisfied with Kiska's Performance

Poll: 69 percent of People Satisfied with Kiska's Performance

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – According to a poll carried out by Focus agency on a sample of 1,002 respondents between August 11-16, people are most satisfied with the performance of President Andrej Kiska (69 percent) from among Slovakia’s three most senior constitutional officials, TASR learnt on Thursday. Conversely,

EU Justice Ministers Agree on Need to Suppress Radicalism

EU Justice Ministers Agree on Need to Suppress Radicalism

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) – EU justice ministers on Tuesday announced that all EU-member states are prepared to do everything in their powers to suppress and marginalise the increasing radical and extremist powers. Justice ministers are taking part in a two-day ministerial conference on the occasion of the European Day of

Cabinet Looking to Create 1,225 New Jobs in Sobrance District by 2020

Cabinet Looking to Create 1,225 New Jobs in Sobrance District by 2020

Sobrance, August 23 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its away-session in Sobrance (Kosice region) on Tuesday approved an Action Plan for the development of Sobrance district that is aimed at tackling unemployment. The plan is to reduce the unemployment rate by creating 1,225 new jobs by 2020. “We assume that