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Pavol R.: Someone Is Trying to Discredit Me

Pavol R.: Someone Is Trying to Discredit Me

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Former economy minister and ex-director of private television Markiza, for legal purposes identified only as Pavol R., at a press conference on Monday announced that he’ll file a criminal complaint against unknown persons for what he called an orchestrated effort to damage his reputation. Pavol

Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets

Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Slovakia is due to buy 14 new F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets, with a related contract ceremonially signed on Wednesday by Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Lockheed Martin vice-president Ana Wugofski. With all the aircraft due to be delivered by

Court Remands Greenpeace Protesters at Novaky Mine in Custody

Court Remands Greenpeace Protesters at Novaky Mine in Custody

Prievidza, December 2 (TASR) – Twelve Greenpeace activists from several countries who on Wednesday climbed a mining tower at Novaky (Trencin region) mine with banners to protest against coal mining in Slovakia will be prosecuted while in custody, Prievidza (Trencin region) District Court decided on Sunday. The judge said that there

President: Slovakia Should Have Representative in Marrakech

President: Slovakia Should Have Representative in Marrakech

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska on Friday stated that Slovakia should send a representative to the Marrakech conference on the UN Global Migration Compact in December to present the Parliament’s and Government’s opinions, according to Kiska’s spokesman Roman Krpelan. “It should be the same

OTS: Feliks Nowosielski Bust Marks Polish Independence Day

OTS: Feliks Nowosielski Bust Marks Polish Independence Day

*** TASR Original Text Service (OTS) *** Polish Independence Day is indirectly related to the other European countries because they all emerged from the circumstances at the end of World War I. The Polish holiday is therefore simultaneously a celebration of the reemergence of a Polish state and a commemoration of those

Ziga: Richter's Proposal on Abolishing Daylight Saving Time Not Final

Ziga: Richter's Proposal on Abolishing Daylight Saving Time Not Final

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – There will still be a debate on whether or not to switch to daylight saving time in Slovakia, with Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter’s (Smer-SD) proposal on keeping the Central European Time throughout the year not to be considered as a

Chamois Population Census in High Tatras Breaks Records

Chamois Population Census in High Tatras Breaks Records

Tatranska Lomnica, November 3 (TASR) – Even seasoned zoologists were surprised to see the record-breaking results of a chamois population census in the High Tatras, as they had expected an annual decline due to a severe winter last year, Martina Petranova from the Tatra National Park (TANAP) State Forests told TASR