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Danko: RegioJet Should Seek Culprit for Failing Business in Own Ranks

Danko: RegioJet Should Seek Culprit for Failing Business in Own Ranks

Bratislava, January 5 (TASR) – Reintroducing state-run company ZSSK’s InterCity trains on the Bratislava-Kosice route has created healthy competition in Slovakia, as private carrier RegioJet previously had an absolute monopoly on this route, stated the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) on Thursday. SNS also stated that RegioJet is cherry-picking. “Slovakia

Kalinak: I'll Keep Post of Interior Minister for Now

Kalinak: I'll Keep Post of Interior Minister for Now

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – I’ll remain in my post for now, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told a press conference dedicated to traffic safety in 2016 on Wednesday. Kalinak had been asked whether he intends to resign from his post following the end of the Slovak Presidency of the

Soldiers Welcome 2017 with Traditional Gun Salute

Soldiers Welcome 2017 with Traditional Gun Salute

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – A 20-gun salute was fired from the banks of the Danube River in Bratislava on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the founding of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces, TASR learnt on the same day. The traditional New Year’s salute, which began

Danko: If Britain Gains Privileges by Brexit, EU Will Cease to Exist

Danko: If Britain Gains Privileges by Brexit, EU Will Cease to Exist

Bratislava, December 31 (TASR) – The end of the European Union isn’t only a theoretical but also a real possibility, and Slovakia has to be prepared for this, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko has said in an interview for TASR. “If there isn’t any

Poll: Slovaks Want to Be Healthier and Have More Family Time in 2017

Poll: Slovaks Want to Be Healthier and Have More Family Time in 2017

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovaks want in particular to be healthier and spend more time with their families in 2017, according to the latest telephone survey carried out by eCall Slovakia on a sample of 1,214 respondents. “In today’s hectic world Slovaks mainly wish to have health, spend

Kiska: 2017 Will Be Slovakia's Year of Truth

Kiska: 2017 Will Be Slovakia's Year of Truth

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovakia is in a very good condition in terms of its economy at the beginning of 2017; but the question is whether it will be able to take advantage of these positive results, economic growth and the drop in unemployment in particular to provide better state

Danko: Time When Brussels Looked Down on National Parliaments Over

Danko: Time When Brussels Looked Down on National Parliaments Over

Bratislava, December 30 (TASR) – One of the reasons why Slovakia as part of its Presidency of the Council of the European Union organised an informal summit of EU parliamentary chairs in Bratislava in October was the increasing importance of national parliaments for the future of the Union itself, Parliamentary Chairman