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Admirers Flock to Celebrate Nosal as Lucnica Doyen Turns 90

Admirers Flock to Celebrate Nosal as Lucnica Doyen Turns 90

Bratislava, January 20 (TASR) – Professor Stefan Nosal, who devoted his whole professional life to the Lucnica folklore ensemble, celebrates his 90th birthday on Friday. From as far back as 1951, Nosal has created over 100 dancing compositions and a number of feature, thematic compositions during his prolific career. Lucnica’s

Danko: My Promotion Commensurate with My Age and Education

Danko: My Promotion Commensurate with My Age and Education

My promotion to the rank of captain is consistent with my age and education, said Slovak National Party (SNS) leader and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on Thursday in response to controversy surrounding his ascent up the military hierarchy. Danko was speaking after OLaNO-NOVA chairman Igor Matovic lambasted him earlier in

Vano: Debt Brake in Place to Avoid Draconian Cuts in Hard Times

Vano: Debt Brake in Place to Avoid Draconian Cuts in Hard Times

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – The debt brake currently in place will enable Slovakia to be spared painful cuts during a future crisis, said Sberbank Europe chief economist Vladimir Vano on a discussion programme on TABLET.TV on Thursday. “We need more investments, but the question to consider is whether they

URSO Instructed to Do U-Turn on 2017 Energy Fiats

URSO Instructed to Do U-Turn on 2017 Energy Fiats

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – The Slovak Government expressed a ‘fundamental political disapproval’ of the regulatory energy framework for 2017, Prime Minister Robert Fico said after a Government session on Wednesday. As a result, the energy regulator URSO will need to ‘box the compass’ and restore the prices for electricity and

Bugar 'Stunned' by Beblavy's Idea to Wind Up VUCs

Bugar 'Stunned' by Beblavy's Idea to Wind Up VUCs

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – The idea suggested by Independent MP Miroslav Beblavy to wind up Slovakia’s divisions into eight self-governing regions (VUCs) before the end of this year has left coalition Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar stunned, according to a reaction he wrote in his blog. He said that this

Interior Ministry: Only Police Can Restore Order on Trains

Interior Ministry: Only Police Can Restore Order on Trains

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) – Only the police can step in when public order is disrupted on board trains, and neither People’s Party-Our Slovakia (LSNS) patrols nor Roma civil patrols have any authority to do so, said the Interior Ministry in response to OLaNO-NOVA’s initiative from earlier in the

SHMU: Ice Floods Hazard Still in Place, Severe Freeze Expected at Night

SHMU: Ice Floods Hazard Still in Place, Severe Freeze Expected at Night

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – There’s a persisting risk of ice floods, particularly in Slovakia’s northern regions, and a first-degree alert is in place, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Office (SHMU) announced on Sunday. “In view of the frigid temperatures, a range of ice phenomena occur in bodies of water – shore