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Drucker: Lack of Protection of LGBTI People No Obstacle to Hosting EMA

Drucker: Lack of Protection of LGBTI People No Obstacle to Hosting EMA

Bratislava, September 14 (TASR) – A lack of legislation that guarantees the rights of same-sex couples in Slovakia shouldn’t cause a problem for the country in its bid to host the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which is due to be moved out of London after Brexit, Health

Drucker: Some €80 mn to Feature in 1st Round of Settling Hospital Debts

Drucker: Some €80 mn to Feature in 1st Round of Settling Hospital Debts

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – Around €80 million will be used in the first round of settling hospital debts, stated Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) after the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that the money will be used to repay older debts first. Drucker was responding to the Health

Fico: Bratislava to Host Consumer Summit in mid-October

Fico: Bratislava to Host Consumer Summit in mid-October

Bratislava/Lednice, September 4 (TASR) – A consumer summit that will mainly focus on double quality standards of food and unfair trading practices should take place in Bratislava in mid-October, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Monday. Fico was speaking after a joint session of

Kiska to Head Slovak Delegation at 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

Kiska to Head Slovak Delegation at 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska is set to lead the Slovak delegation at the 72th session of the United Nations General Assembly due to begin at the UN’s headquarters in New York on September 12, according to a document that is set to be approved by

Teacher Trade Union Not to Ink Memorandum on Social Reconciliation with Gov't

Teacher Trade Union Not to Ink Memorandum on Social Reconciliation with Gov't

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) – The teacher trade union won’t sign a memorandum on the so-called social reconciliation with the Government that was supposed to guarantee to the Cabinet that teachers won’t organise strikes until 2020, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Following an extraordinary session of the Education and Science

Slovak Foreign Ministry Strongly Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test

Slovak Foreign Ministry Strongly Condemns North Korea’s Missile Test

Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) – The Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has strongly condemned the missile test that North Korea conducted on Tuesday, TASR learnt from the ministry’s press department on the same day. “The Slovak Republic condemns North Korea’s activities, which have the potential to violate regional

Kiska: We Must Oppose Evil and Oust Fascist from Banska Bystrica Office

Kiska: We Must Oppose Evil and Oust Fascist from Banska Bystrica Office

Banska Bystrica August 29 (TASR) – Our duty is to do more than commemorate the courage of our ancestors and lay flowers in their memory once a year, stated President Andrej Kiska in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday in his speech during the main ceremony marking the 73rd anniversary of the Slovak