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Santa: Police Investigating whether Pavol R. Was Really Attacked

Santa: Police Investigating whether Pavol R. Was Really Attacked

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) – The Supreme Court will preside over an appeal hearing for both former economy minister Pavol R. and businessman Marian K. at a single session in January, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The hearing for both was originally set for Tuesday, but Pavol R. said that he was

Caputova Received by Pope Francis, Brings 10,000 PCR Tests

Caputova Received by Pope Francis, Brings 10,000 PCR Tests

Vatican, December 14 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova was received on Monday by Pope Francis, who told her to convey a message to people in Slovakia that they should fight and hold out in the face of coronavirus. Caputova told the media after the meeting that she invited the Pope

Pandemic Commission Proposes Curfew in Slovakia due to Coronavirus

Pandemic Commission Proposes Curfew in Slovakia due to Coronavirus

Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – The Government’s Pandemic Commission will propose the Central Crisis Management Team to impose a curfew in Slovakia due to coronavirus, and it should only be allowed to go to work and buy essential things, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) announced after a meeting of the

Svítok's Exhibition Shows Best of His 33,000 Photos Taken for TASR

Svítok's Exhibition Shows Best of His 33,000 Photos Taken for TASR

Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – An exhibition of photographs taken by TASR’s Photo Desk head Michal Svítok entitled ‘My 15’, alluding to his 15-year career with TASR, has been open at the Slovak Press Photo Foundation in the Zichy Palace in Bratislava from this Thursday until January 20. A selection

Fico: Slovak Gov't Should Apologise to Poland & Hungary for Betrayal

Fico: Slovak Gov't Should Apologise to Poland & Hungary for Betrayal

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Hungary and Poland have succeeded in a ‘rule of law’ stand-off with the EU despite the Slovak Government’s betrayal, said former three-times Slovak prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press briefing on Thursday. He was reacting to concessions to Hungary and Poland after the

Major Judicial Reform Passed in Parliament

Major Judicial Reform Passed in Parliament

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday approved a major judicial reform concerning the make-up of the Constitutional Court, Judicial Council, the setting-up of a new Supreme Administrative Court and the introduction of property checks for all judges. The changes require a constitutional amendment, which has also been approved by

Poll: 53.5 percent of Slovaks Favour Referendum on Snap Election

Poll: 53.5 percent of Slovaks Favour Referendum on Snap Election

Bratislava, December 6 (TASR) – More than half of the public in Slovakia (53.5 percent) prefers seeing a referendum on an early general election, with 39.9 percent rejecting the idea, according to a Focus agency poll carried out on behalf of TV Markiza on a sample of 1,004