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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Korcok: Slovaks Can Make Phone Calls in EU at Domestic Prices for 10 More Years

Korcok: Slovaks Can Make Phone Calls in EU at Domestic Prices for 10 More Years

Bratislava, July 4 (TASR) – Slovaks can make calls and use mobile data in EU countries at domestic prices for the next ten years, Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a SaS nominee) said on Monday. Originally, ‘roaming at domestic prices’ should have ended this June. “Membership of the European Union brings

Lubos Machaj Will Be New RTVS Chief

Lubos Machaj Will Be New RTVS Chief

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Lubos Machaj will be a new general director of public-service broadcaster RTVS after Parliament elected him to the post in the second round on Thursday. Machaj was backed by 89 MPs from 122 present in the vote, while 12 were against and 21 MPs refrained from

Parliament Fails to Elect RTVS Chief, Machaj and Reznik Make it to Round 2

Parliament Fails to Elect RTVS Chief, Machaj and Reznik Make it to Round 2

Bratislava, June 29 (TASR) – The Parliament failed to elect a new general director of public-service broadcaster RTVS on Wednesday, as none of the seven candidates gained the required number of votes. Lubos Machaj and Jaroslav Reznik have made it to the second round of the election. A total of 137

School Trade Unionists Don't Consider One-off Contribution to Be Salary Hike

School Trade Unionists Don't Consider One-off Contribution to Be Salary Hike

Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) – The Slovak Education Sector Employees Trade Union (OZPSaV) does not consider a one-off contribution for state and public sector employees amounting to €500 to be a salary hike, it rather views it as a compensatory allowance, OZPSaV chairman Pavel Ondek told TASR on Monday. School trade

Sermek: Nobody Dares to Ignore Voice of Citizens after CoFoE

Sermek: Nobody Dares to Ignore Voice of Citizens after CoFoE

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – The pressure from citizens for changes in the European Union is so strong that no one dares to ignore their voice, head of the European Parliament Office in Slovakia Robert Sermek has said in connection with incorporation of proposals that came out of the Conference on

Klus: CoFoE Brought Some Very Effective Proposals from Citizens

Klus: CoFoE Brought Some Very Effective Proposals from Citizens

Bratislava/Brussels/Luxembourg, June 22 (TASR-correspondent) – The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) in Luxembourg is debating how to treat citizens’ recommendations from the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), Foreign Affairs Ministry’s State Secretary Martin Klus said following his arrival at the GAC meeting on Tuesday (June 21)

CoFoE: BSK: Towns and Regions Should Have Stronger Voice in EU Decision-making

CoFoE: BSK: Towns and Regions Should Have Stronger Voice in EU Decision-making

Bratislava, June 21 (TASR) – Towns and regions should have a stronger voice in European Union (EU) decision-making, the Bratislava Regional Authority (BSK) has told TASR in connection with conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE). The coronavirus pandemic and the humanitarian crisis connected with the war in