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Health Ministry Ready to Discuss Salaries with Nurses

Health Ministry Ready to Discuss Salaries with Nurses

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – Nurses’ salaries have grown more rapidly than the average salary recently, stated the Health Ministry on Thursday in response to a survey carried out by the Slovak Nurses and Midwives Chamber (SKSaPA) that partly concerned nurses’ pay. The survey, which was conducted on a sample of

Slovak Military Group Taking Part in 2017 Summer Shield Exercise in Latvia

Slovak Military Group Taking Part in 2017 Summer Shield Exercise in Latvia

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – Slovak soldiers operating in the Stefanik military group in Latvia are currently taking part in the 2017 Summer Shield multinational military training exercise, Defence Ministry spokeswoman Danka Capakova told TASR on Wednesday. The tactical military event, which falls under the NATO exercises, is taking place at

Slovak, Polish and USA's National Parks Sign Agreement on Cooperation

Slovak, Polish and USA's National Parks Sign Agreement on Cooperation

Zakopane, April 19 (TASR) – The Slovak and Polish Tatra National Parks (TANAP and TPN) will cooperate with the American Rocky Mountain National Park for another five years, as the directors of the three parks inked an agreement in this regard in the Polish city of Zakopane on Wednesday. The first

Slovak Student Film about Ukrainian Immigrants Heading to Cannes Festival

Slovak Student Film about Ukrainian Immigrants Heading to Cannes Festival

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – A Slovak student film entitled Atlantida, 2003 (Atlantis, 2003) has been shortlisted for the official selection of the forthcoming 70th Cannes Film Festival scheduled to take place in May, the film’s director Michal Blasko told TASR on Thursday. The movie, which describes the story of

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in April Ahead of SaS and LSNS

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in April Ahead of SaS and LSNS

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in April, the governing-coalition Smer-SD party would have won on 26.6 percent (with 45 seats in the 150-seat House), TASR learnt from a poll carried out by the Focus agency, which released the results on Wednesday. The survey, which

TASR Wins 2017 EANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality

TASR Wins 2017 EANA Award for Excellence in News Agency Quality

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) has won the 2017 Prize for Excellence in News Agency Quality awarded by the European Alliance of News Agencies (EANA) for creating a social networking aggregator called Somecan, TASR learnt on Tuesday. This is TASR’s first award

Dissatisfied Taxi Drivers Envisage More Protests Unless Authorities Act

Dissatisfied Taxi Drivers Envisage More Protests Unless Authorities Act

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – If the authorities don’t take action, the number of protests by taxi drivers in Bratislava will increase and a mass transport strike might follow as well, stated Matej Krampl, one of the organisers of a demonstration by taxi drivers in front of Bratislava City Hall