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President's New Year Speech: Slovak Society Passed Major Test in 2018

President's New Year Speech: Slovak Society Passed Major Test in 2018

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska in his New Year speech, which he introduced as his final one in office, reviewed 2018 as another symbolic year for Slovaks ending with the number eight, this time marked by the double murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée

Analysts: New Car Plant to Be Key Driver of Slovakia's GDP Growth in 2019

Analysts: New Car Plant to Be Key Driver of Slovakia's GDP Growth in 2019

Bratislava, December 31 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economy is expected to continue growing in 2019, with the new Jaguar Land Rover plant in Nitra being a major contributing factor, while the key risks will be represented by a possible hard Brexit and growing global protectionism, according to analysts approached by TASR.

Danko: Major Foreign Policy Moves Must Be Approved by Cabinet at Least

Danko: Major Foreign Policy Moves Must Be Approved by Cabinet at Least

Bratislava, December 31 (TASR) – Major moves in foreign policy resulting in commitments for Slovakia should be approved for the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry by the Cabinet at the very least, while it also needs to be remembered that Parliament is above the Government, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National

TASR Releases 'Heirloom' Photo Set of Slovakia's Wonders

TASR Releases 'Heirloom' Photo Set of Slovakia's Wonders

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – Slovakia’s natural treasures, but also the work of human hands have been included in a unique photo set created by The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) entitled ‘Heirloom’. The series is also devoted to bird’s eye views of towns, buildings and transport

Danko: If I Run for President, I'll Be Passive

Danko: If I Run for President, I'll Be Passive

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) told TASR on Friday that if he’s asked by his party to run for president in the spring, he’ll do so, but he’ll be absolutely passive, without engaging in any campaign. During a trip to

Lajcak Presents Book on His Presidency of UN General Assembly

Lajcak Presents Book on His Presidency of UN General Assembly

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee), until recently president of the UN General Assembly, unveiled a book entitled ‘Focusing on People-Reflection of the 72nd UN General Assembly Session’ in Bratislava on Thursday. Three months after returning from New York, Lajcak said

Communist Christmas in 1950s: Infant Jesus Became Ded Moroz

Communist Christmas in 1950s: Infant Jesus Became Ded Moroz

Bratislava, December 19 (TASR) – The communist regime that ruled in the former Czechoslovakia for more than 40 years until 1989 attempted to suppress several Christmas traditions, especially in the notorious 1950s. One curious incident of the time was then prime minister and later president Antonin Zapotocky’s public speech shortly