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Michal Baran

SNS: EU Steers Away from Its Original Idea, Needs Overhaul

SNS: EU Steers Away from Its Original Idea, Needs Overhaul

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – The European Union is steering away from the original idea to create a powerful trading block able to compete with other global superpowers, said Slovak National Party (SNS) first vice-chairman Jaroslav Paska on Tuesday. Paska said that now the EU is heading towards setting up some

SSPI: Defence Has Become Cabinet's Priority Only after Paris Attacks

SSPI: Defence Has Become Cabinet's Priority Only after Paris Attacks

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – Defence policies haven’t been a genuine priority of the current Government during its four-year term, according to analyst Marian Majer of the Slovak Security Policy Institute (SSPI), adding that it has become one only after the November 13 terror attacks in Paris, TASR learnt on

Fico: Slovakia Will Become Face and Voice of European Union

Fico: Slovakia Will Become Face and Voice of European Union

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – Slovakia will become the human face and voice of the European Union as of July 2016, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after a session of the Solidarity and Development Council on the country’s upcoming Presidency of the EU. Slovakia will have to spend around €70

ZOJ: Siet, Most-Hid and KDH Have Best Programmes for Judiciary

ZOJ: Siet, Most-Hid and KDH Have Best Programmes for Judiciary

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – According to the ‘For Open Justice’ (ZOJ) association, the best political programmes regarding the judiciary have been drawn up by Most-Hid and the extraparliamentary Siet party, TASR learnt on Monday. ZOJ president Katarina Javorcikova said that the political programmes of these two parties have the most

Poll: Smer-SD Would've Won Election on 35 percent If Held in February

Poll: Smer-SD Would've Won Election on 35 percent If Held in February

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – Eight political parties would have made it into Parliament had an election been held between February 12-18, TASR learnt from AKO agency on Friday. The incumbent Smer-SD party was supported by 35 percent of the 1,200 people included in the poll, which equates to 63

OECD: Too Little Money Spent in Slovak Education System

OECD: Too Little Money Spent in Slovak Education System

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – Two analyses by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicate that Slovakia should spend more money in the education system, OECD representatives said at a press conference in Bratislava on Friday. Slovakia should also focus on expansion of pre-school education and on raising salaries

Most-Hid: Germany Also Supports V4's Back-Up Plan

Most-Hid: Germany Also Supports V4's Back-Up Plan

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – The Visegrad Four’s (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) back-up plan concerning the migration crisis isn’t exclusive, as Germany spoke about a similar plan, said Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar at a press conference in Bratislava on Thursday. Germany let itself be heard that if Greece