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Czechs and Slovaks Rate Key Events in Domestic Modern History

Czechs and Slovaks Rate Key Events in Domestic Modern History

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – The Slovak National Uprising in 1944, the creation of a sovereign Slovak Republic in 1993 and the 1989 Velvet Revolution are the key events in Slovakia’s modern history as chosen by the people of the country in a recent survey. Only the Velvet Revolution was

PG's Office: Prosecutor Acted Wrongly in Case of Killed Filipino

PG's Office: Prosecutor Acted Wrongly in Case of Killed Filipino

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – The prosecutor of Bratislava I District Prosecutor’s Office who released Juraj H., currently charged with the manslaughter of Filipino Henry Acorda, acted at odds with the law, whereas the police acted in line with the law in this case, stated the Prosecutor-General’s Office on

Disciplinary Proceedings against Prosecutor Spirko Begin in Kosice

Disciplinary Proceedings against Prosecutor Spirko Begin in Kosice

Kosice, June 7 (TASR) – Disciplinary proceedings involving special prosecutor Vasil Spirko and his public speech related to scandals involving former interior minister Robert Kalinak and former transport minister Jan Pociatek began at the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Kosice on Thursday. The proceedings are taking place behind closed doors. A

Danko: I Hope Issues of Slovaks Working in Austria Won't Be Left Aside

Danko: I Hope Issues of Slovaks Working in Austria Won't Be Left Aside

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – Slovak Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (SNS) hopes that the problems of Slovaks living and working in Austria won’t be overlooked, because Slovakia and Austria have one common goal – a strong European Union, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Danko was speaking at a briefing that followed his

Cabinet Approves Education Reform Document

Cabinet Approves Education Reform Document

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved the Education Ministry-sponsored National Programme for Education Development that should shape the Slovak education system for the next ten years, TASR learnt on the same day. In addition to the reform document as such, the Cabinet also greenlighted

Smer-SD Wants Free Meals for Children at Nursery and Primary Schools

Smer-SD Wants Free Meals for Children at Nursery and Primary Schools

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – The coalition Smer-SD party wants to introduce free meals for children in their final year of nursery school and for all children at primary schools, stated Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday that was dedicated to further social measures drawn

Sakova Condemns Bratislava Attack that Claimed Life of Innocent Filipino

Sakova Condemns Bratislava Attack that Claimed Life of Innocent Filipino

Bratislava, June 3 (TASR) – Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) has condemned the attack by a Slovak citizen that took place in the centre of Bratislava last week and was carried out against an innocent man of Philippine origin, who later succumbed to his injuries, TASR learnt from Sakova’s statement