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Authorities Said to Have Eschewed Probe into VOP Blast for Two Years

Authorities Said to Have Eschewed Probe into VOP Blast for Two Years

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – The investigation into the lethal explosion at the Military Maintenance Company (VOP) in Novaky (Trencin region) ten years ago was conducted under no authority for more than two years, and the ministries in charge were reluctant to step up to the plate, former head of the

TASR Receives EANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality

TASR Receives EANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality

Belgrade/Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) collected the 2017 Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality in Belgrade on Thursday, having earned the accolade from the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) for its social media aggregator Somecan. The honour was handed over

Kiska's Campaign Funding Prompts Probe by House's Finance Committee

Kiska's Campaign Funding Prompts Probe by House's Finance Committee

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – Parliament’s finance committee will look into the funding of President Andrej Kiska’s successful campaign for the post of head of state in 2013-14, TASR learnt from the committee’s head Ladislav Kamenicky on Wednesday. In so doing, the committee is responding to a controversy

Kalinak: Slovakia Ready to Help Romania If Wave of Migration Grows

Kalinak: Slovakia Ready to Help Romania If Wave of Migration Grows

Brussels, September 14 (TASR-correspondent) – The increasing number of illegal migrants entering Romania and Bulgaria across the Black Sea concerns also Slovakia given its location further up this migratory path, said Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak after the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council session in Brussels on Thursday. The

Beblavy and Mihal's Party to Be Named 'Together - Civic Democracy'

Beblavy and Mihal's Party to Be Named 'Together - Civic Democracy'

Bratislava, September 12 (TASR) – The party that is being set up by Independent MPs Jozef Mihal and Miroslav Beblavy is to be called ‘Together – Civic Democracy’ (‘SPOLU’, or ‘Together’ in Slovak), TASR learnt on Tuesday. The drive to collect the signatures from the public that are needed to register the

Fico and Sobotka Ink Memorandum to Enhance Ties Further

Fico and Sobotka Ink Memorandum to Enhance Ties Further

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – This meeting has brought together countries that aren’t only democratic and close in the values that they cherish, but that are also experiencing great success at present, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico at the conclusion of a joint session of the Slovak and Czech

Danko Wants Constitutional Protection for Right to Carry Handgun

Danko Wants Constitutional Protection for Right to Carry Handgun

BRATISLAVA – The right to carry a weapon should be enshrined in the Slovak Constitution, said Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko on RTVS’s programme ‘O 5 Minut 12’ (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday. “We’re working on an amendment to incorporate the right to