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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

New TASR Director Puchala Presents Agency’s Future to MPs

New TASR Director Puchala Presents Agency’s Future to MPs

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) wants to reach Slovak regions better, according to one of the plans that Vladimir Puchala, the new general director of the public service agency, presented to members of Parliament’s media and culture committee on Tuesday. MPs discussed

Sagan Rewrites History, Wins Third Consecutive World Champion Title

Sagan Rewrites History, Wins Third Consecutive World Champion Title

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan has defended his world champion title in Bergen, Norway, TASR learnt on Sunday. He has thus rewritten sport statistics, as he is the first cyclist in the history to claim the third consecutive world road race title. Sagan, who also dominated last

Fifth-grader Testing to Take Place After All, Sum of €160,000 Earmarked for It

Fifth-grader Testing to Take Place After All, Sum of €160,000 Earmarked for It

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – Nation-wide testing of fifth-graders in the Slovak language and maths will take place this year after all, particularly on November 22, and will apply to 45,000 pupils at over 1,400 primary schools, TASR learnt from the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry’s Press

Kazimir: Law-Enforcement Authorities to Examine Leak of Tax Data

Kazimir: Law-Enforcement Authorities to Examine Leak of Tax Data

Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) – Law-enforcement authorities will examine who anonymously published tax data concerning President Andrej Kiska, Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) said following his meeting with the head of the country on Monday. “Over the past weekend we identified, based on data from the Financial Administration’s Information System,

State to Spend Hundreds of Millions of Euros on Hospital Debt Settlement

State to Spend Hundreds of Millions of Euros on Hospital Debt Settlement

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – The state will give hundreds of millions of euros to hospitals to settle their debts after the Government passed on Wednesday a proposal for their settlement submitted by Health Minister Tomas Drucker (Smer-SD). Hospitals should get up to €585 million from state financial assets for the

Lajcak Assumes UN General Assembly President Post

Lajcak Assumes UN General Assembly President Post

Bratislava, September 12 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) assumed the post of the president of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. “The GA president is the person who takes the helm of the body for one year. It’

Danko: Preliminary Accord on 13th Salary Exempt from Taxes and Levies

Danko: Preliminary Accord on 13th Salary Exempt from Taxes and Levies

We’ve already come to a preliminary agreement on the thirteenth salary that would be enacted by legislation and exempt from taxes and levies, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) on TA3’s show ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday. “It should amount to the level of