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Harabin and Kotleba Not to Run Together in 2020 General Election

Harabin and Kotleba Not to Run Together in 2020 General Election

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Former justice minister and ex-chairman of the Supreme Court Stefan Harabin’s party Homeland will run on its own in the general election set for February 29, 2020, TASR learnt on Thursday. The announcement was made by Harabin after talks with figures from the far-right People’

Analysts: Weak Foreign Demand Dragged Slovak GDP Growth Down in 3Q19

Analysts: Weak Foreign Demand Dragged Slovak GDP Growth Down in 3Q19

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economic growth decelerated significantly to 1.3 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, far below expectations, which were at the levels seen in the previous quarter, namely 1.8-2.4 percent y-o-y, analysts noted on Thursday. The slowdown was mainly due to

Crashed Bus near Nitra Lifted, Number of Killed Stabilised at Twelve

Crashed Bus near Nitra Lifted, Number of Killed Stabilised at Twelve

Nitra, November 13 (TASR) – The number of victims of a fatal bus-lorry crash near Nitra on Wednesday afternoon didn’t increase from the original twelve after the bus was lifted later, the fire-fighters have reported. Meanwhile, most of the 17 people who suffered injuries in the crash are in a

Bus Crash Near Nitra Claims at Least Twelve Lives, Including Four Minors

Bus Crash Near Nitra Claims at Least Twelve Lives, Including Four Minors

Nitra, November 13 (TASR) – At least twelve people, including four minors, were killed in a crash involving a bus and a lorry near Nitra on Wednesday afternoon, with another 17 people being injured, ministers of interior and health, Denisa Sakova and Andrea Kalavska, respectively, told journalists near the scene. The

Most Successful Slovak Female Tennis Player Ever Cibulkova Retires

Most Successful Slovak Female Tennis Player Ever Cibulkova Retires

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – The most successful Slovak female tennis player ever Dominika Cibulkova announced her retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday. Cibulkova, the tennis world champion from 2016, made the announcement at the presentation of her autobiography ‘Tenis je moj zivot’ (Tennis Is My Life) in Bratislava. “It was

Banks: Special Levy Unconstitutional

Banks: Special Levy Unconstitutional

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – If Parliament approves the doubling of the special bank levy as of next year, banks will unite to take the legislation to the Constitutional Court, the Slovak Banking Association (SBA) announced on Monday. The special bank levy, introduced in response to the crisis a decade ago,

Prosecutors' Council Decries Barrister Para for Actions against Spirko

Prosecutors' Council Decries Barrister Para for Actions against Spirko

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Council of Prosecutors on Friday condemned purported actions of lawyer Marek Para aimed at discrediting anti-corruption prosecutor Vasil Spirko in 2018, as indicated by Para’s encrypted chats with businessman Marian K., now charged with ordering the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak. Para serves