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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Kalinak: Shooting near Velky Meder Was Unambiguously Justified

Kalinak: Shooting near Velky Meder Was Unambiguously Justified

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told journalists on Wednesday that, based on the information available so far, he finds the action taken by customs officers near Velky Meder (Trnava region) in which a Syrian woman suffered a gunshot injury to be unambiguously justified and appropriate for

Disciplinary Proceedings against Harabin Interrupted by Falling Light

Disciplinary Proceedings against Harabin Interrupted by Falling Light

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Disciplinary proceedings against Supreme Court judge Stefan Harabin had to be postponed at the very beginning because the glass part of a ceiling light fell directly on the seats that were supposed to be occupied by Harabin and his lawyer in the court room, TASR learnt

UNESCO Chief Bokova Discusses Fighting Intolerance with Plavcan

UNESCO Chief Bokova Discusses Fighting Intolerance with Plavcan

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) as part of her official visit to Slovakia on Friday, TASR learnt from Plavcan. The two officials discussed the fight against intolerance and violence, which forms part

Figel to Become EU's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion

Figel to Become EU's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion

Brussels, May 6 (TASR-correspondent) – Former leader of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and Slovakia’s first EU commissioner (between 2004-09) Jan Figel will become the first ever special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the European Union as of Friday, TASR learnt from diplomatic sources

Trams Should Start Crossing Bratislava's Old Bridge in Early July

Trams Should Start Crossing Bratislava's Old Bridge in Early July

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – Trams with passengers should start travelling across Bratislava’s reconstructed Old Bridge in early July, TASR learnt from Bratislava Regional Government (BSK) spokesperson Lucia Forman on Friday. BSK has launched the final inspection of the tram line on the Old Bridge and in Petrzalka. A hearing

Drucker: No More Overpriced Purchases in Health Care

Drucker: No More Overpriced Purchases in Health Care

There will be no more overpriced purchases of medical equipment in the health-care sector, Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) told journalists on Thursday, adding that the ministry is preparing a central procurement system that should prevent individual purchases of medical equipment by hospitals. “The conditions [for the system]

Slovakia Fine with Visa Liberalisation for Turkey if It Meets Criteria

Slovakia Fine with Visa Liberalisation for Turkey if It Meets Criteria

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) – Slovakia will have no problem with visa liberalisation for Turkish citizens if Turkey meets all the required conditions, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Thursday. “Slovakia has a positive stance in terms of the visa liberalisation issue in general. We don’t