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Michaela Kovacova

Pope Francis to Lead Final Ceremony at Cardinal Tomko's Farewell in Rome

Pope Francis to Lead Final Ceremony at Cardinal Tomko's Farewell in Rome

Vatican, August 9 (TASR) – Pope Francis will attend Slovak Cardinal Jozef Tomko’s final farewell in person and will lead the final farewell ceremony, the Slovak Bishops Conference (KBS)’s press office told TASR on Tuesday. A requiem mass, which will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday (August

Cardinal Emeritus Jozef Tomko Dies in Rome

Cardinal Emeritus Jozef Tomko Dies in Rome

Bratislava, August 8 (TASR) – Cardinal emeritus Jozef Tomko died at the age of 98 in Rome on Monday morning, TASR was told by the Slovak Episcopal Conference’s (KBS) press office. “With pain in our hearts and with hope for the resurrection, we announce that His Eminence Cardinal Jozef Tomko

EC Approves Slovak Scheme to Support Intermodal Freight Transport

EC Approves Slovak Scheme to Support Intermodal Freight Transport

Brussels, August 4 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it’s approved the allocation of €30 million as part of a Slovak scheme to support the transition of freight transport from exclusively road to combined road-rail transport and road-inland water transport. The intermodal freight transport support scheme

Analysis Shows Iron Level in Slana River Admissible for Surface Waters

Analysis Shows Iron Level in Slana River Admissible for Surface Waters

Bratislava, August 3 (TASR) – Results of the last analysis of the water in the polluted Slana River confirmed that the level of iron in it has decreased by 96 percent, TASR has learnt from the Economy Ministry’s press department. The analysis also showed drop in the content of total

Premier: No One Should Be Discriminated Against Because of Ethnic Origin

Premier: No One Should Be Discriminated Against Because of Ethnic Origin

Bratislava, August 2 (TASR) – No one should be discriminated against and put in the role of an inferior because of ethnic origin, wrote Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) on a social network on the occasion of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on Tuesday. “Like many other minorities, the Roma face prejudice. They

Bratislava Regional Court Confirms Blaha Interfered with President's Rights

Bratislava Regional Court Confirms Blaha Interfered with President's Rights

Bratislava, August 1 (TASR) – Bratislava Regional Court has fully confirmed that MP Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD) has been unlawfully interfering with the rights of President Zuzana Caputova, the President’s Office press department head Jozef Matej told TASR on Monday. The court obliged Blaha to refrain from further verbal attacks and

President Expects Early Resolution of Crisis, Replacing Ministers among Options

President Expects Early Resolution of Crisis, Replacing Ministers among Options

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Following her meeting with Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) on Friday, President Zuzana Caputova said that she expects the coalition crisis, for which the Government is responsible, to be resolved soon and the premier to take steps to ensure that the Government will be stable. According to