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TASR Ended 2016 with Surplus of Over €136,000

TASR Ended 2016 with Surplus of Over €136,000

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) ended 2016 with a surplus of €136,512, as its revenues of €5,278,253 topped the agency’s expenditures of €5,141,741, according to a report on TASR’s activities in the second half of 2016

Fico: Slovakia Must Be at Heart of EU Affairs

Fico: Slovakia Must Be at Heart of EU Affairs

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – It would be a pity for Slovakia to pass up the opportunity to make the most of its current momentum and the major accomplishments in the transformation process thus far, or if it failed to join the list of EU countries advancing at a brisker clip

Danko: Plavcan Delivering on Vision for Education Reform

Danko: Plavcan Delivering on Vision for Education Reform

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (an SNS nominee) is fulfilling a vision for reforming the education sector and is pushing for concrete measures within the coalition gradually, said Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko on Wednesday. Danko was speaking

Zitnanska Hints at Giving up on Prochazka's Bid, as It May Backfire

Zitnanska Hints at Giving up on Prochazka's Bid, as It May Backfire

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Slovakia should give up on Radoslav Prochazka’s bid to become an additional judge of the EU General Court in Luxembourg and seek a new candidate, hinted Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) after the Government session on Wednesday. “Under unwritten procedural rules, the opinion of the

Demonstrators Block Road to Poland to Make Case for Motorway

Demonstrators Block Road to Poland to Make Case for Motorway

Kysucky Lieskovec, March 14 (TASR) – Protesters blocked the I/11 road between Zilina and the border with Poland on Tuesday in a second protest demanding the speedy completion of the D3 motorway, TASR learnt later in the day. Mayor of the town of Kysucke Nove Mesto (Zilina region) Jan Hartel

Inflation in February Mainly Driven Up by Prices of Foodstuffs

Inflation in February Mainly Driven Up by Prices of Foodstuffs

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – The rise in consumer prices in February was mainly propelled by an increase in the prices of foodstuffs, with an increase in the prices of used vehicles also at play, said analysts on Tuesday in response to the pick-up in inflation in February. Consumer prices increased

Kiska Visits Mondi SCP, Discusses Papermill's and Liptov's Prospects

Kiska Visits Mondi SCP, Discusses Papermill's and Liptov's Prospects

Ruzomberok, March 13 (TASR) – The papermill Mondi SCP in Ruzomberok (Zilina region) regards resolving the region’s difficult situation in transportation as key to improving the investment environment in the surrounding Lower Liptov area, Mondi SCP board chairman Miloslav Curilla said after meeting President Andrej Kiska at the plant on