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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Fico: Fascism is Not Creeping in Slovakia, It Is Present Here

Fico: Fascism is Not Creeping in Slovakia, It Is Present Here

Klak/Ostry Grun, January 22 (TASR) – During Sunday’s commemorative gathering to mark the 72nd anniversary of the burning down of the villages of Klak and Ostry Grun (both Banska Bystrica region), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) offered harsh words not only to the residents of these villages in the

Fico: President Donald Trump Might Be a Positive Change

Fico: President Donald Trump Might Be a Positive Change

Bratislava/Ziar nad Hronom, January 21 (TASR) – If Donald Trump fulfils pledges he made during his election campaign, a change in the post of the US president might bring positives, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said in connection with Friday’s (January 20) inauguration of Donald Trump as the

Navigation on Danube River between Bratislava and Gabcikovo Halted

Navigation on Danube River between Bratislava and Gabcikovo Halted

Bratislava, January 21 (TASR) – Navigation on the Danube River between Bratislava and the Gabcikovo Waterworks has been halted due to unfavourable weather and ice floes, Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) told a news conference on Saturday. Ersek visited the waterworks along with Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid) earlier

KDH and Simon Call on Holjencik to Resign from URSO Chairman Post

KDH and Simon Call on Holjencik to Resign from URSO Chairman Post

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH) along with MP Zsolt Simon (Independent) on Thursday called on Jozef Holjencik to resign from his Office for Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) chairman post, TASR learnt on the same day. KDH cites the URSO-issued price decisions for 2017 as the

ZAP: Slovakia's Car Output also Exceeded Million Threshold in 2016

ZAP: Slovakia's Car Output also Exceeded Million Threshold in 2016

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Slovakia’s automotive industry exceeded the one million threshold in terms of car output also in 2016, representatives of the Slovak Automobile Industry Association (ZAP) told a news conference on Tuesday. Over 1.04 million vehicles were manufactured at Kia Motors Slovakia, Peugeot Citroen Slovakia and

Lajcak: No Point to Judge Trump's Administration before it Assumes Office

Lajcak: No Point to Judge Trump's Administration before it Assumes Office

Brussels, January 16 (TASR correspondent) – It makes no sense to speculate over steps by Donald Trump’s new administration sooner than it assume office, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said before the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s first meeting of the year, which will be held in

Zeman: Slovak Presidency Changed Attitude towards Migration Crisis

Zeman: Slovak Presidency Changed Attitude towards Migration Crisis

Bratislava/Prague, January 12 (TASR) – The Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of last year changed the EU’s attitude towards the migration crisis, and that’s why it was successful, Czech President Milos Zeman has said in an exclusive interview for TASR and