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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Parliament Approves Paris Climate Agreement

Parliament Approves Paris Climate Agreement

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – Slovakia has committed itself to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with Parliament approving the ratification of the Paris climate agreement with 106 votes on Wednesday, TASR learnt on the same day. The Paris agreement is the most important international climate agreement aimed at slowing down the global

Driver Lipsic Runs Over Pensioner Who Later Dies in Hospital

Driver Lipsic Runs Over Pensioner Who Later Dies in Hospital

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – MP Daniel Lipsic (OLaNO-NOVA) while driving his car ran over a 72-year-old pensioner on Vajnorska Street in Bratislava on Monday evening, with the pensioner subsequently dying from his injuries, Novy Cas daily has reported on its internet version. An ambulance took the pensioner to the hospital

Kalinak: 4,120 Police Officers Provided EU Summit Security

Kalinak: 4,120 Police Officers Provided EU Summit Security

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – No major security problems or transport collapse occurred during Friday’s (September 16) informal EU summit in Bratislava, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) and Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar told a news conference in Bratislava on Monday. Twenty-one minor crimes were committed in Bratislava region on

Cretu: Bratislava's Old Bridge Is Symbol of Europe's Unification

Cretu: Bratislava's Old Bridge Is Symbol of Europe's Unification

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – High-quality projects with delays are better than hasty ones with imperfections, said European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu in connection with the delay in completing the reconstruction of Bratislava’s Old Bridge from European funds. Accompanied by Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal, Cretu travelled by tram

Fico: EU Is Unique Project, We Want to Keep It Going

Fico: EU Is Unique Project, We Want to Keep It Going

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The leaders of 27 EU countries want to demonstrate their unity and show that the EU is a unique project that they want to continue, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) when arriving at the informal summit of EU leaders held in Bratislava on Friday.

Firms Still Lack Students Despite Higher Demand for Dual Education

Firms Still Lack Students Despite Higher Demand for Dual Education

Bratislava, September 14 (TASR) – The number of employers, schools and students joining the dual education system has doubled in the 2016/17 school year when compared its first year (2015-16), Jaroslav Holecek, President of the Employers’ Board for the Dual Education System, told a news conference on Wednesday. A total

Total of 1,773 Dissatisfied Teachers Launch Gradual Strike

Total of 1,773 Dissatisfied Teachers Launch Gradual Strike

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – A total of 1,773 teachers from 106 schools joined a gradual strike on Tuesday, representatives of the organiser – the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) – told TASR on the same day. Schools from all regions of Slovakia have joined the strike, with Bratislava, Kosice and Banska Bystrica