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Fico: Cuba Has Threatened Nobody, Castro Was Bearer of Courage

Fico: Cuba Has Threatened Nobody, Castro Was Bearer of Courage

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Cuba has never threatened anyone; it has only wanted to live its own life, and it was hated by many for this courage, borne by revolution leader Fidel Castro, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday in reaction to Castro’s death on Friday evening.

Three Elite Junior Ice Hockey Players Sentenced for Match Fixing

Three Elite Junior Ice Hockey Players Sentenced for Match Fixing

Banska Bystrica, November 25 (TASR) – Three junior ice hockey premier league players on Friday received parole sentences for match fixing from the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica. The three young players, who were among the leaders of elite team HC Kosice, allegedly last year attempted to manipulate the result

Police Investigate Series of Radioctive Letters as Terrorism

Police Investigate Series of Radioctive Letters as Terrorism

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – The police are investigating a series of five suspicious letters delivered to some courts, the Justice Ministry and Presov regional police directorate because at least three of them contained radioactive substances, Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar announced at a press conference on Friday. The first suspicious

NBS: 8-percent Deductions Won't Shake Insurers

NBS: 8-percent Deductions Won't Shake Insurers

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – The expansion of 8-percent state levies to cover all non-life insurance policies, due to concern only new contracts as of January 2017, won’t affect the stability of insurance companies, the Slovak central bank (NBS) stated on Thursday. Parliament earlier this week adopted a bill to

NBS: Profits of Slovak Banks to Fall in Next Few Years

NBS: Profits of Slovak Banks to Fall in Next Few Years

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – The Slovak financial sector has maintained its high resilience to external shocks, with all banks in Slovakia having enough of their own resources at their disposal and also meeting all capital criteria with comfortable margins, said the central bank’s (NBS) financial market supervision department director

Business Europe Figures Discuss Brexit, Trump and Economy with Kiska

Business Europe Figures Discuss Brexit, Trump and Economy with Kiska

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Thursday received heads of European employers’ associations (Business Europe) to discuss chiefly the possible effects of Brexit on the European economy, US-EU relations after the American presidential election and the EU’s competitiveness, TASR learnt on the same day. According to

International Conference on UNESCO Conventions Takes Place at Umelka

International Conference on UNESCO Conventions Takes Place at Umelka

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – An international conference called Slovakia and Cultural Diversity began at the Slovak Art Forum in Bratislava on Wednesday, taking place as part of Slovakia’s EU Council Presidency vis-a-vis the implementation of UNESCO conventions, TASR learnt on the same day. Being organised under the remit of