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President Signed New Deadlines for eHealth Projects

President Signed New Deadlines for eHealth Projects

Deadlines for health projects will be postponed, as President Andrea Kiska signed the amendment to the Health Insurance Act, TARS learnt from the President’s Office on Thursday. The amendment was approved by Parliament in a fast-tracked procedure on Wednesday (April 27) and Kiska signed it the same day. The

Slovak Soldiers Emerge Best in Cyberspace Defence Exercise

Slovak Soldiers Emerge Best in Cyberspace Defence Exercise

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – At the international Locked Shields 2016 exercise focusing on cyberspace defence, the Slovak Armed Forces team came out on top, the Defence Ministry informed TASR on Wednesday. The exercise, organised annually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, was based on a scenario planned

Ministry Awards 'Family- and Gender-Friendly' Companies

Ministry Awards 'Family- and Gender-Friendly' Companies

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – The Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry (MPSVR) has awarded four ’employee-friendly’ employers on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. The ceremony was held in Bratislava as part of the 13th year of the ‘Employers being friendly towards employees, gender equality and equal opportunities’

UHS: Less Than Ten Percent of Domestic Poultry in Slovak Restaurants

UHS: Less Than Ten Percent of Domestic Poultry in Slovak Restaurants

Bratislava, April 25 (TASR) – Retail chains offer only 38 percent of Slovak poultry meat, while restaurants have less than 10 percent and school canteens 18 percent, Slovakia’s Poultry Union (UHS) reported at a press conference on Monday in Bratislava. Stressing that people should care more about the origin of

Danko: Manifesto an Intersection of Ideas and Compromises

Danko: Manifesto an Intersection of Ideas and Compromises

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – The Government Manifesto features an intersection of ideas and compromises, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (SNS) during the comment phase on the Manifesto in Parliament on Friday. At the same time, he asked the Opposition not to engage in hatemongering, but to discuss the Manifesto in

Slovak Astrobiologist Member of Simulated Mars Mission

Slovak Astrobiologist Member of Simulated Mars Mission

Trencin, April 21 (TASR) – Slovak astrobiologist Michaela Musilova, appearing at Trencin Robots Days on Thursday, says she wants to fertilise soil on the planet Mars through the use of organisms living in extreme conditions.She offered her project to a non-profit organisation called Mars Society – collaborating with NASA and the

Autosalon Motor Show 2016 Opens in Bratislava

Autosalon Motor Show 2016 Opens in Bratislava

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – Two European and more than 70 Slovak exhibition premieres await visitors to this year’s Autosalon motor show, which opened at Incheba Exhibition Centre in Bratislava on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day.Dozens of exhibitors representing the world’s major carmakers and brands will