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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Bear Injures Man in Central Slovak Village, Authorities Issue Warning

Bear Injures Man in Central Slovak Village, Authorities Issue Warning

Zavazna Poruba/Bratislava, 12 July (TASR) - State Nature Conservancy (SOP) has warned of a bear in the area of the village of Zavazna Poruba (Zilina region). According to TV Joj, the bear attacked a man working outside his home on Saturday evening (11 July), causing minor injuries. The conservancy

Englishman Impersonator Investigated Over Fake UK Driving Licence

Englishman Impersonator Investigated Over Fake UK Driving Licence

Bratislava, 9 July (TASR) - Police have launched a criminal investigation over the suspicion of forgery in the case of a 34-year-old Bratislava man who pretended to be an Englishman, TASR learnt from Bratislava regional police spokesperson Michal Szeiff on Thursday. A police patrol stopped the driver shortly after 12.

President: No Need to Hold NATO Summits Every Year, Rutte Functions with Trump

President: No Need to Hold NATO Summits Every Year, Rutte Functions with Trump

Ankara/Bratislava, 8 July (TASR-correspondent) - NATO summits do not have to be held every year and could instead be organised once every two years, President Peter Pellegrini told reporters after a summit in Ankara, Turkey. TASR learnt the news from its special correspondent covering the event. Pellegrini declared that

President: NATO Summit Constructive, A Show of Unity

President: NATO Summit Constructive, A Show of Unity

Ankara/Bratislava, 8 July (TASR-correspondent) - The NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, was constructive and demonstrated the Alliance's unity, President Peter Pellegrini declared after the meeting of allied leaders on Wednesday. Pellegrini added that Slovakia has no difficulty with the plan to allocate five percent of GDP annually

Blanar: NATO Accepts Ukraine Cannot Join Alliance

Blanar: NATO Accepts Ukraine Cannot Join Alliance

Bratislava/Ankara, 7 July (TASR-correspondent) - Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) welcomed what he said was the recognition by the other NATO member states that Ukraine cannot join the alliance and that other forms of cooperation with Kiev should be pursued, instead, TASR learnt from its special

Police Detain 12 in Crackdown on Organised Crime Group

Police Detain 12 in Crackdown on Organised Crime Group

Bratislava, 3 July (TASR) - The Office for the Fight Against Organised Crime (UBOK) has carried out an operation targeting an organised criminal group whose structure and methods were similar to those of gangs operating in Slovakia during the 1990s. Police detained 12 people and charged nine. Prosecutors have sought

Fico: Our V4 Presidency to Put Emphasis on International Law and Peace

Fico: Our V4 Presidency to Put Emphasis on International Law and Peace

Bratislava, 1 July (TASR) - The Slovak government wants to begin its presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) guided by the principles of strict adherence to international law, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, and respect for the paths other nations choose in