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Fico: Thoughts on Enlarging V4 Only Proves Its Strength

Fico: Thoughts on Enlarging V4 Only Proves Its Strength

Brussels, October 19 (TASR correspondent) – The fact that following the general election in Austria some voices are again being heard about joining the Visegrad Four (V4) group only confirms the strength of this platform and shows that the V4 is heading in the right direction, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico

Fico: V4 Leaders and Juncker Discuss Disputed Issues

Fico: V4 Leaders and Juncker Discuss Disputed Issues

Brussels/Bratislava, October 19 (TASR correspondent) – The prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) at a working dinner with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday (October 18) mainly discussed issues on which they hold different views and for which they seek

Ex-Construction Ministers Given Jail Terms over 'Notice-board Scandal'

Ex-Construction Ministers Given Jail Terms over 'Notice-board Scandal'

Pezinok, October 18 (TASR) – The Special Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Wednesday sentenced former construction and regional development ministers Marian J. and Igor S. to long prison terms over the notorious ‘notice-board tender’, TASR learnt on the same day. The charges against three other people – Radoslav B., Tomas

Danko: We'd Like to Boost Russian Language Education in Slovakia

Danko: We'd Like to Boost Russian Language Education in Slovakia

Saint Petersburg, October 17 (TASR correspondent) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), who is taking part in the annual assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg along with his entourage, met St. Petersburg’s governor Georgy Poltavchenko on Tuesday. According to Parliament’s communications office director

Fico and Orban Launch Construction of Cross-border Bridge over Danube

Fico and Orban Launch Construction of Cross-border Bridge over Danube

Komarom, October 17 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on Tuesday ceremonially launched the construction of a cross-border bridge between Slovakia and Hungary over the Danube River that is set to link the towns of Komarom on the Hungarian side and Komarno (Nitra

Danko: Slovakia Has Neglected Many Things Regarding Russia

Danko: Slovakia Has Neglected Many Things Regarding Russia

Saint Petersburg, October 16 (TASR correspondent) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), who is taking part in the annual assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg, Russia, stressed the importance of this event as an opportunity for bilateral meetings with parliamentary chairs from several continents. Danko

Focus Poll: Smer Retains Clear Lead on 26.2 percent

Focus Poll: Smer Retains Clear Lead on 26.2 percent

Bratislava, October 16 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in early October, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 26.2 percent of the votes, TASR has learnt from a poll carried out by Focus agency on a sample of 1,003 respondents between October