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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

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

Armed Forces and Emergency Services Meet Kids at Military Museum

Armed Forces and Emergency Services Meet Kids at Military Museum

Piestany, September 9 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) opened the 11th annual Children’s Day for the Armed and Forces and Emergency Services on the premises of the Military History Museum in Piestany (Trnava region) on Saturday. Gajdos said that the event provides a

Danko: Don't Let Groups of People Spreading Hatred Sow Evil in Our Hearts

Danko: Don't Let Groups of People Spreading Hatred Sow Evil in Our Hearts

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – A permanent moral duty of every Slovak citizen and of a democratic state that honours the rights of all citizens is to commemorate all the wrong-doings perpetrated by totalitarian regimes on the territory of our home country, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) said

Fico: Smer-SD MPs Shouldn't Attend No-confidence Vote in Richter

Fico: Smer-SD MPs Shouldn't Attend No-confidence Vote in Richter

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico at a news conference following the Cabinet session on Wednesday stated that he’s suggested that MPs representing his governing Smer-SD party should not attend Thursday’s (August 4) special parliamentary session at which the Opposition wants to dismiss Labour, Social Affairs

Vladimir Puchala Becomes New General Director of TASR

Vladimir Puchala Becomes New General Director of TASR

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – Vladimir Puchala has become the new general director of the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) in line with a decision made by the TASR board of directors following a public hearing of the candidates for the post on Tuesday. Puchala succeeded against another candidate,