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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Fico: Water Is National Heritage, Government Won't Give Way to EC

Fico: Water Is National Heritage, Government Won't Give Way to EC

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – My Government is determined to advocate a constitutional ban on water exports, due to which the European Commission (EC) launched an infringement procedure against Slovakia in late 2015, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday. “We want the EC to respect the fact that drinking water

Adamco's Life Sentence for Murder of Nistor Confirmed

Adamco's Life Sentence for Murder of Nistor Confirmed

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – Head of Zemplin-based crime group Branislav Adamco had his life sentence for the murder of Arpad Nistor and other crimes confirmed by a three-member senate of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. At a public session on Tuesday, held under stringent

New Rules Enable Slovaks to Get US Work Visas for Five Years

New Rules Enable Slovaks to Get US Work Visas for Five Years

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – New rules will enable Slovaks to gain US work visas for the period of five years, TASR learnt from the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry’s Press Department on Friday. The ministry managed to arrange a change in the period of granting visas for Slovaks in

Smer Would Have Won Election ahead of SNS, Boris Kollar Over 5%

Smer Would Have Won Election ahead of SNS, Boris Kollar Over 5%

Bratislava, February 18, (TASR) – Had a general election been held in early February, it would have been won by the currently governing Smer-SD party on 32.1 percent of the votes, according to a poll carried out by Median SK agency on a sample of 1,001 respondents between February

SMK Prefers Rightist Government, But Would Hold Talks with Smer-SD

SMK Prefers Rightist Government, But Would Hold Talks with Smer-SD

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – The Hungarian Community Party (SMK) would prefer a rightist government, says ‘no’ to Smer-SD, but doesn’t rule out potential post-election negotiations with Smer, either, SMK leader Jozsef Berenyi told TASR on Wednesday. “There is a need to go into negotiations, but the question is whether

First Trams Cross Bratislava's Old Bridge as Part of Safety Tests

First Trams Cross Bratislava's Old Bridge as Part of Safety Tests

Bratislava, February 16, (TASR) – Two trams crossed Bratislava’s Old Bridge on Tuesday morning for the first time since the bridge’s reconstruction as part of technical-safety tests carried out by public city transport company Dopravny Podnik Bratislava (DPB) on the route between Safarik Square and the borough of Petrzalka.

Special Session on Education and Health Sector Over after 16 Hours

Special Session on Education and Health Sector Over after 16 Hours

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – The special parliamentary session on the situation in the education and health-care sectors has ended after almost 16 hours with two resolutions proposed by the ruling Smer-SD passed and all Opposition proposals rejected. Concerning the education sector, Parliament stated that high-quality education is one of the