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Police Recommend Charges against Footballer Vladimir W. Jr.

Police Recommend Charges against Footballer Vladimir W. Jr.

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The police have concluded an investigation into alleged drunk driving by Slovak national football team player Vladimir W. Jr. last October with the recommendation that Bratislava I District Prosecutor’s Office should press charges, Bratislava Regional Police Directorate spokesperson Lucia Mihalikova told TASR on Monday. A

Slovak Courts Slowed Down in 2016

Slovak Courts Slowed Down in 2016

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – Slovak courts slowed down last year in deciding on cases in all three key areas, with the situation concerning civil and trade lawsuits deteriorating quite significantly, while a reform currently being drawn up by the Justice Ministry obviously won’t be enough to tackle this, said

Lajcak: UK to Remain Close Partner for Slovakia Even after Brexit

Lajcak: UK to Remain Close Partner for Slovakia Even after Brexit

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – The United Kingdom will remain one of the closest political, security and trading partners for Slovakia even after Brexit, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak told journalists after talks with British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis on Friday. According

Slovakia and Hungary to Construct Two Electricity Links

Slovakia and Hungary to Construct Two Electricity Links

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Two new cross-border links of electricity networks between Slovakia and Hungary will be introduced following the inking of an agreement between the two countries’ electricity transmission network operators in Bratislava on Wednesday. The overall investment for the Gabcikovo (Trnava region)-Gonyu (Hungary)-Velky Dur (Nitra region)

Poll: 63 percent of Slovaks Favour Scrapping Meciar's Amnesties

Poll: 63 percent of Slovaks Favour Scrapping Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Almost two thirds (63 percent) of Slovaks are in favour of scrapping the amnesties issued in 1998 by prime minister and acting president Vladimir Meciar concerning the 1995 kidnapping of then president Michal Kovac’s son Michal and a thwarted referendum of 1997, according to a

Pope Signs Martyrdom Decree for Communist Era Priest-Martyr

Pope Signs Martyrdom Decree for Communist Era Priest-Martyr

Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) – Slovakia will have another blessed figure, as Pope Francis on Monday approved a decree concerning the martyrdom of Slovak Salesian priest Titus Zeman, who died as a consequence of torture and imprisonment by the communist regime on January 8, 1969, TASR was told by Rastislav Hamracek,

SNS Ready to Resist 'Dictate' of Brussels on Land Sale

SNS Ready to Resist 'Dictate' of Brussels on Land Sale

Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) – The co-governing Slovak National Party (SNS) on Monday stated that it disagrees with the scrapping of the protection period for the sale of Slovak land, adding that it’s ready to resist Brussels on the issue. SNS claimed that foreign land speculators are likely to misuse