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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

EIF and CSOB Officials Sign First Agreements on Support to SMEs

EIF and CSOB Officials Sign First Agreements on Support to SMEs

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – Chief Executive of the European Investment Fund (EIF) Pier Luigi Gilibert and Ceskoslovenska Obchodna Banka (CSOB) general director Daniel Kollar signed the first two agreements on provision of guarantees for small and medium-sized companies in Slovakia in Bratislava on Monday, TASR learnt. These agreements are part

Sweden's Jonas Eriksson Becomes New EANA Chief

Sweden's Jonas Eriksson Becomes New EANA Chief

Bratislava, September 23 (TASR) – Executive director and editor-in-chief of Swedish press agency TT Jonas Eriksson has become the new President of the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) in line with a decision made by the EANA General Assembly in Bratislava on Friday. Eriksson will replace executive director of British

Kazimir: Solution to Teachers' Different Living Costs among Possibilities

Kazimir: Solution to Teachers' Different Living Costs among Possibilities

Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – There are two possible ways of attracting more young motivated and high-quality teachers to the education sector – the state can either focus on supporting young teachers or on settling the problem of variable living costs, said Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) following Wednesday’s (September 21)

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