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Vlhova Starts New Season with Third-place Finish in Giant Slalom in Soelden

Vlhova Starts New Season with Third-place Finish in Giant Slalom in Soelden

Soelden, October 23 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova, who’s the reigning women’s skiing World Cup champion, on Saturday started the 2021/22 season with third place in a giant slalom event in the Austrian town of Soelden. The race was won by American Mikaela Shiffrin, who finished

Lengvarsky Fails to Convince We Are Family Caucus Regarding Reform

Lengvarsky Fails to Convince We Are Family Caucus Regarding Reform

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – We Are Family caucus head Peter Pcolinsky stated on Thursday following a meeting between the caucus and Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) that We Are Family MPs won’t support the Health Ministry-sponsored reform of the hospital network. Pcolinsky noted in this vein that

Mijatovic Concerned at Slovak Bill Aiming to Make Abortions Less Accessible

Mijatovic Concerned at Slovak Bill Aiming to Make Abortions Less Accessible

Strasbourg, October 19 (TASR) – Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has voiced her concerns regarding a Slovak bill currently at its second reading in Parliament that aims to make abortions less accessible. In an open letter sent to Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar and the heads of five

Milanova: Slovak Music Quotas for Commercial Radios Will Be Preserved

Milanova: Slovak Music Quotas for Commercial Radios Will Be Preserved

Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) – Culture Minister Natalia Milanova (OLaNO) announced on Friday that mandatory Slovak music quotas for commercial radios won’t be scrapped. Milanova reacted in this way to her party boss and Finance Minister Igor Matovic, who’s asked her to withdraw a Culture Ministry-sponsored bill aiming to

Hamran: NAKA Head and Police Corps Vice-presidents to Vacate Their Posts

Hamran: NAKA Head and Police Corps Vice-presidents to Vacate Their Posts

Bratislava, October 8 (TASR) – Incumbent National Crime Agency (NAKA) head Eva Kurrayova will vacate her post on October 15, while Police Corps Vice-presidents Jana Maskarova and Robert Bozalka will follow suit by the end of 2021, acting Police Corps president Stefan Hamran announced on Friday at a press conference. In

Heger: Government Thoroughly Dealing with Issue of Increased Energy Charges

Heger: Government Thoroughly Dealing with Issue of Increased Energy Charges

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) claimed on Friday following a meeting with Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) and the head of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) that the Government is thoroughly dealing with the situation concerning increased energy prices and has it

Caputova in Parliament: Overall Level of Political Discourse at All-time Low

Caputova in Parliament: Overall Level of Political Discourse at All-time Low

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) – The overall level of political discourse in the country has dropped to an all-time low, President Zuzana Caputova stated in Parliament on Tuesday when providing her annual State of the Republic Address. Caputova addressed this comment to both the coalition and the opposition, pointing to the