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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Pellegrini: Culture Minister Lassakova is Person in Right Place

Pellegrini: Culture Minister Lassakova is Person in Right Place

Bratislava, October 8 (TASR) – Culture Minister Lubica Lassakova has managed to face many uneasy circumstances in a short time, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (both Smer-SD) following their meeting on Monday, adding that Lassakova is the person in the right place. The premier and the minister evaluated the previous period,

Gurria: Slovakia's Presidency of OECD to Focus on Digitising

Gurria: Slovakia's Presidency of OECD to Focus on Digitising

Strbske Pleso, October 6 (TASR) – Slovakia will focus on the issues of digitising during its presidency of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting, OECD Secretary-General Jose Angel Gurria said at the GLOBSEC Tatra Summit 2018 held in Strbske Pleso (Presov region) on Saturday. “It’s

Poll: Kiska, Pellegrini and Danko Viewed as Most Trustworthy Politicians

Poll: Kiska, Pellegrini and Danko Viewed as Most Trustworthy Politicians

A poll conducted by Focus agency in September has shown that people in Slovakia place the highest level of trust in President Andrej Kiska (41.3 percent), followed by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (39.7 percent) and Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko (29.3 percent)

Focus: Smer Would Have Won Election in September, Ahead of SaS and OLaNO

Focus: Smer Would Have Won Election in September, Ahead of SaS and OLaNO

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in late September, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 22.4 percent of the votes, ahead of Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 13.5 percent and OLaNO on 10.3 percent, TASR learnt from

Wittenbergerova Will Be New Financial Administration President

Wittenbergerova Will Be New Financial Administration President

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – Lenka Wittenbergerova will be the new Financial Administration president, Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) announced during the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that she’ll occupy this post for six months as of October 1. Wittenbergerova has been serving as head of the Financial Directorate’s

Danko Opens Exhibition of Photos on Dubcek in Greek Parliament

Danko Opens Exhibition of Photos on Dubcek in Greek Parliament

Athens, September 24 (TASR correspondent) – Visitors to the Greek Parliament in Athens will have the opportunity to see an exhibition of photographs dedicated to the memory of Slovak politician Alexander Dubcek (the leading figure in the Prague Spring of 1968), jointly opened by Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National

IFP: Slovakia's GDP to Grow by 4.1% This Year; Up to 4.5% in 2019

IFP: Slovakia's GDP to Grow by 4.1% This Year; Up to 4.5% in 2019

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP growth will reach 4.1 percent this year and accelerate to 4.5 percent in 2019 thanks to automotive sector exports, before slowing down to 3.9 percent in 2020, according to the latest macroeconomic prognosis published by the Finance Ministry’s Financial