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SaS: We Live in Free, Safe and Plentiful World Thanks to Velvet Revolution

SaS: We Live in Free, Safe and Plentiful World Thanks to Velvet Revolution

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – Despite the much disillusionment and many disappointments that have emerged since the Velvet Revolution in 1989, on which populists of various forms have fed like parasites, we’re living in freedom and in relative safety and abundance, reads a statement by the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity

Court to Look into Causes of Slovakia's Biggest Ever Mining Tragedy Again

Court to Look into Causes of Slovakia's Biggest Ever Mining Tragedy Again

Bratislava/Prievidza, November 16 (TASR) – The Prievidza District Court will once again deal with the case involving a lethal explosion at the Handlova mine (Trencin region) in August 2009 which claimed the lives of 20 people, spokesman for Trencin region courts Roman Tarabus told TASR on Thursday. “Two experts and

Kiska at EP Session: Slovakia Wants to Be Part of European Solutions

Kiska at EP Session: Slovakia Wants to Be Part of European Solutions

Strasbourg, November 15 (TASR-correspondent) – EU countries should act jointly against the imminent threat of a Russian propaganda and information war, stated Slovak President Andrej Kiska in his speech at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Kiska is the second Slovak president to deliver a speech

Cabinet Approves Proposal on Acquiring Military Armoured Vehicles

Cabinet Approves Proposal on Acquiring Military Armoured Vehicles

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – The Government at its session on Wednesday approved a Defence Ministry-sponsored proposal for providing 8×8 and 4×4 military armoured vehicles for the Slovak army, TASR learnt on the same day. The document is confidential and details are expected to be revealed by Defence Minister

Police Detain 78 Illegal Migrants in Two Lorries in Zilina

Police Detain 78 Illegal Migrants in Two Lorries in Zilina

Zilina/Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Police have detained 78 illegal migrants in two lorries in Zilina, Police Corps spokesperson Denisa Baloghova told TASR on Tuesday. “On November 14, 2017 at 00:30 a.m. the police officers stopped two lorries at the Namestie Hrdinov Square in [Zilina’s] borough of

Pellegrini: Digital Services Must Be Reliable and Secure

Pellegrini: Digital Services Must Be Reliable and Secure

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Digital services have to be trustworthy and secure, stated Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) at a ceremonial opening of the 16th ITAPA 2017: Technology & HumanITy congress in Bratislava on Tuesday. “Unless we’re able to ensure the appropriate trustworthiness and security of

IT Academy Project to Boost Education in Informatics and Natural Sciences

IT Academy Project to Boost Education in Informatics and Natural Sciences

Bratislava, November 13 (TASR) – Improving the education of young people in the spheres of informatics, technical information and natural sciences is the main goal of a new national project entitled ‘IT Academy-Education for the 21st Century’ that was presented at the Science Park of Comenius University in Bratislava on Monday.