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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Nitra: SMK and Most-Hid Won't Take Part in Regional Elections Jointly

Nitra: SMK and Most-Hid Won't Take Part in Regional Elections Jointly

Nitra, May 16 (TASR) – The ethnic-Hungarian SMK party will not cooperate with the ethnic-reconciliation Most-Hid party in Nitra region in the upcoming regional elections, as the two parties failed to come to an agreement on a potential coalition during their negotiations, TASR learnt from Nitra self-governing region councillor and SMK

Danko Expects Thirteenth Salary to Be Introduced as Early as This Year

Danko Expects Thirteenth Salary to Be Introduced as Early as This Year

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – Leader of the governing coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko expects mandatory thirteenth and fourteenth salaries to be introduced in mid-June or at the end of December, TASR learnt from head of the SNS chairman’s office Zuzana Skopcova on Sunday. According to Danko, the

Slovakia Promotes Itself within Europe Day Celebrations in Washington

Slovakia Promotes Itself within Europe Day Celebrations in Washington

Washington, May 14 (TASR correspondent) – Embassies of European countries in Washington opened their doors to the public to mark Europe Day on Saturday, presenting the culture, traditions and travel and business opportunities of the Old Continent. Slovakia showcased itself with a ‘fujara’ (a shepherd’s pipe), ‘strapacky’ (a traditional Slovak

Ersek: Motorway from Bratislava to Kosice Might Be Completed by 2025

Ersek: Motorway from Bratislava to Kosice Might Be Completed by 2025

Motorway from Bratislava to Kosice might be completed by 2025, or by 2026, Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) said on RTVS’s politics programme ‘Sobotne dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues). Opposition MP Eduard Heger (OLaNO-NOVA), who also appeared on the show, reminded Ersek of the fact although the 2020 deadline

Matecna: Slovak Consumers No Longer Looking only at Price of Foodstuffs

Matecna: Slovak Consumers No Longer Looking only at Price of Foodstuffs

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – Slovak consumers no longer consider the price of foodstuffs as primary, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a news conference following the SIMPLY 2017 forum on craft food held in Bratislava on Friday. The ministry carried out a

Fico: You'll Never Make Me Say There Was a Black Hole Here before 1989

Fico: You'll Never Make Me Say There Was a Black Hole Here before 1989

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will never let himself be forced into calling the period before 1989 a black hole, he said during Question Time in Parliament on Thursday, adding that the violation of human rights was a big mistake, but people were creating a lot

Twelve Candidates Contest for RTVS Director Post

Twelve Candidates Contest for RTVS Director Post

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Twelve candidates are running for the post of Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) general director, chairman of the parliamentary committee for culture and the media Dusan Jarjabek (Smer-SD) confirmed for TASR on Wednesday. The deadline to submit applications has lapsed at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.