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Pellegrini: Slovakia to Review Its Performance in EU Funds Drawing in 2018

Pellegrini: Slovakia to Review Its Performance in EU Funds Drawing in 2018

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – Slovakia will have to reevaluate its performance in terms of drawing EU funds in 2018, Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has told TASR in an interview, adding that it will be the major challenge for the country this year. If the

LSNS MP Mazurek Appeals against Guilty Verdict of Defaming Roma

LSNS MP Mazurek Appeals against Guilty Verdict of Defaming Roma

Banska Bystrica, December 29 (TASR) – MP for the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) Milan Mazurek earlier this week appealed against the decision of a judge from the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica who found him guilty of defaming the Roma ethnic group on Zilina-based radio station

TANAP: Icy Ground Has Claimed Lives of 11 Chamois in Tatras

TANAP: Icy Ground Has Claimed Lives of 11 Chamois in Tatras

High Tatras, December 28 (TASR) – Deadly tragedies took place in the High Tatras during the Christmas holidays featuring not only human beings but also the highly protected species of Tatra chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica), TASR learnt on Thursday. “The senseless deaths of four young people took place in our great

Slovakia to Become UNHRC Member for Three Years as of January

Slovakia to Become UNHRC Member for Three Years as of January

Bratislava, December 29 (TASR) – Slovakia is set to become a member of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a three-year period as of January 1, 2018, the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry reported on its website on Friday. “Slovakia views its election to the UN’s most important

TASR to Launch Special Projects to Mark Important Slovak Jubilees in 2018

TASR to Launch Special Projects to Mark Important Slovak Jubilees in 2018

Bratislava, December 28 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) is launching various projects with regards to Slovakia’s important anniversaries in 2018, including the 100th anniversary of the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia, the 50th anniversary of the Czech-Slovak revival process known as the Prague Spring and the

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Fell to 5.59 percent in November

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Fell to 5.59 percent in November

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia in November 2017 stood at 5.59 percent, down by 0.19 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.83 p.p. year-on-year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) general director Marian Valentovic said at a press conference

Fico: EU Not Strong Enough to Engage Itself More; We Need UN

Fico: EU Not Strong Enough to Engage Itself More; We Need UN

New York, December 19 (TASR-correspondent) – I find it important to have a strong UN, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after meeting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Monday (December 18). “The European Union is not strong enough to engage itself more in some matters. The EU is