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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Plavcan Leaving Education Minister Post, Fico Wants New Name from Danko

Plavcan Leaving Education Minister Post, Fico Wants New Name from Danko

Bratislava, August 16 (TASR) – Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) is leaving his post, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on Wednesday, adding that he will ask SNS leader Andrej Danko to come up with a name of a new minister. Fico

Coalition Council Meeting Unnecessary, Leaders Held Consultations

Coalition Council Meeting Unnecessary, Leaders Held Consultations

Bratislava, August 15 (TASR) – The Coalition Council session that should have taken place on Tuesday evening will not take place; it is unnecessary as there were mutual consultations between coalition parties’ leaders, Prime Minister Robert Fico’s (Smer-SD) spokesperson Beatrice Szaboova confirmed for TASR on Tuesday. Following consultations they held

SNS Leader Danko Withdraws from Coalition Agreement

SNS Leader Danko Withdraws from Coalition Agreement

Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman and leader of the co-governing Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko has withdrawn from the coalition agreement, explaining this move as an absolute necessity to reset the rules within the coalition, Parliament’s communications department director Zuzana Cizmarikova told TASR on Monday. “I’m

KDH: Human Body Exhibition Should Be Banned, It's Unethical and Illegal

KDH: Human Body Exhibition Should Be Banned, It's Unethical and Illegal

A human body exhibition set to be held again in Slovakia in August is unethical and unlawful, claims the extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH), who call for the exhibition to be banned, KDH spokesman Stano Zupa told TASR on Sunday. At the same time, KDH will call on the Government and

Over 19,000 Tourists Visited Tatra National Park in a Single Day

Over 19,000 Tourists Visited Tatra National Park in a Single Day

High Tatras, August 5 (TASR) – As many as 19,227 tourists came through the alpine environment of the Tatra National Park (TANAP) in High Tatras on Wednesday (August 2), according to results of the latest visitor census annually organised by TANAP State Forest. Among the most numerous groups were Slovaks,

Jaroslav Reznik New General Director of RTVS as of Wednesday

Jaroslav Reznik New General Director of RTVS as of Wednesday

Bratislava, August 2 (TASR) – Jaroslav Reznik has taken over the post of general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) as of Wednesday, thus replacing Vaclav Mika in this post. So-far general director of TASR news agency was elected to the post in a secret second-round vote in

Girl Brought from Egypt by Interior Ministry Doesn't Have Exotic Disease

Girl Brought from Egypt by Interior Ministry Doesn't Have Exotic Disease

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – Results of clinical tests have definitively confirmed that a 13-month-old girl who was flown by the Interior Ministry back to Slovakia from Egypt on Saturday (July 29) does not have any exotic disease, Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova confirmed for TASR on Monday. “The little girl