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Opposition Assists in Passing Pension Age Caps to Round 2 in House

Opposition Assists in Passing Pension Age Caps to Round 2 in House

Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) – A Smer-SD-sponsored constitutional bill on introducing caps for pension age, which potentially wouldn’t be allowed to exceed 64, was passed to the second round of discussions in Parliament on Tuesday. The draft was backed by 93 MPs of 145 present, including some Opposition lawmakers, for

Babis: EU Must Return to Four Freedoms and Remove East-West Division

Babis: EU Must Return to Four Freedoms and Remove East-West Division

Kosice, September 17 (TASR) – The Czech Republic, along with the other Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), is interested in seeing the EU working properly, as the Union has secured peace for Europe, but there’s a need to return to its four original freedoms – the free movement

Slovakia U-21 Defeat Iceland in Hollywood-like Match

Slovakia U-21 Defeat Iceland in Hollywood-like Match

Reykjavik, September 12 (TASR) – It was like in a Hollywood film in Reykjavik on Tuesday. The Slovak U-21 national football team, which desperately needed a win against Iceland to keep alive its chances in the European Championship qualification, pulled the victory for its side twice at the very end of

Vandals Lever Out Statue of Napoleonic Soldier in Centre of Bratislava

Vandals Lever Out Statue of Napoleonic Soldier in Centre of Bratislava

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – Unknown vandals in the night of Friday and Saturday levered out and torn down a statue of a Napoleonic soldier, a tourist attraction located on Bratislava’s Main Square in front of the French Embassy, TASR learnt on Monday. The city police on Saturday morning secured

Smer: We Won't Succumb to Do-gooders, We Won't Accept Refugees

Smer: We Won't Succumb to Do-gooders, We Won't Accept Refugees

Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) – The recent events in Chemnitz, Germany demonstrate that integrating refugees in society is a demanding and long process with rather uncertain results, the main governing party in Slovakia Smer-SD stated on a social network on Wednesday. “Protests and violence on the streets of this town, in

Pellegrini: People Challenging SNP Belong to Dung Heap of History

Pellegrini: People Challenging SNP Belong to Dung Heap of History

Banska Bystrica, August 29 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, speaking at a commemorative event in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday marking the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in WWII, said that he regrets that many of those who took part in the resistance have to listen to opinions challenging their efforts.

Danko: Slovakia Can't Afford to Lose Historical Memory

Danko: Slovakia Can't Afford to Lose Historical Memory

Banska Bystrica, August 29 (TASR) – Arguably every family in Slovakia has its own stories and experiences from WWII, but it sometimes seems as though indifference to these events is felt in contemporary society, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) at an event commemorating the 1944 Slovak National