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Mayors Urge for Construction of Bratislava Bypass to Begin ASAP

Mayors Urge for Construction of Bratislava Bypass to Begin ASAP

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – After the Government on Wednesday gave the green light to constructing a Bratislava bypass composed of sections of the D4 motorway and R7 expressway, mayors of villages concerned and some Bratislava boroughs on Thursday urged that the construction work should be launched as soon as possible.

March Drop in Industry Output Not Due to Export Sectors

March Drop in Industry Output Not Due to Export Sectors

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – Slovakia’s industrial growth came to a halt in March, as was indicated on Monday by foreign trade statistics, said UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak in reaction to industrial output figures released by the Statistics Office earlier on Thursday. “Paradoxically, the March

New Armoured Vehicle Aligator Has World Premiere at IDEB

New Armoured Vehicle Aligator Has World Premiere at IDEB

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – The new light Aligator armoured vehicle is having its world premiere at the IDEB international defence equipment fair in Bratislava on May 10-12, TASR learnt on Wednesday. This is the third generation of Aligators. Older types have been part of Slovak military equipment since 2005. According

Ersek: R7 to Make Life Easier for Tens of Thousands of Commuters

Ersek: R7 to Make Life Easier for Tens of Thousands of Commuters

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – When it has been built, the R7 expressway forming part of the Bratislava bypass will make the lives of tens of thousands of people commuting to Bratislava easier, apart from boosting the economic potential of the Zitny Ostrov area in southwestern Slovakia, Transport, Construction and Regional

Gorbachev Too Ill to Come for Honorary Citizenship to Kosice

Gorbachev Too Ill to Come for Honorary Citizenship to Kosice

Kosice, May 10 (TASR) – Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev won’t be able to come to Kosice any time soon to assume its honorary citizenship, as doctors have recommended that he shouldn’t travel by plane, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Gorbachev, 85, announced this in a letter to former Slovak

Plavcan: Slovakia on Right Track to Have Own National Football Stadium

Plavcan: Slovakia on Right Track to Have Own National Football Stadium

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Slovakia is geared up to have a National Football Stadium (NFS) built in Bratislava in 2018, said Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) after inking a contract on the completion of the construction work and purchase of the

Hlina to Announce Bid for KDH Chair Next Week

Hlina to Announce Bid for KDH Chair Next Week

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Former MP Alojz Hlina told TASR on Tuesday that next week he’ll announce his bid to become chairman of the now extra-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH). Hlina said that he’s received very positive reactions during a tour of individual district congresses. “At first I