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Pellegrini: No Negotiations about Selling U. S. Steel Kosice Company

Pellegrini: No Negotiations about Selling U. S. Steel Kosice Company

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – U.S. Steel isn’t discussing a possible sale of its Kosice steel plant with any potential buyers, Vice-premier for Investments Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) told TASR after talks with representatives of the company on Wednesday. “The top U. S. Steel representatives have confirmed that there’s

Opposition: Fines Over Rejected Migrants an Outrageous Stupidity

Opposition: Fines Over Rejected Migrants an Outrageous Stupidity

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – The decision of the European Commission to impose fines worth €250,000 on countries per every single migrant they refuse to shelter is stupid and outrageous, representatives of some opposition parties claimed on Wednesday. “Instead of having the European Commission actually contribute to the protection of

Kalinak: Slovakia Won't Support Newest Migration Proposal of EC

Kalinak: Slovakia Won't Support Newest Migration Proposal of EC

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Slovakia won’t support the newest proposal sponsored by the European Commission that obligates countries refusing migrants resettlement to pay financial compensations, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said after Cabinet on Wednesday. Kalinak called the motion a backward step that doesn’t reflect reality. Furthermore, it

State-run Health Insurer VsZP to Be Headed by Miroslav Kocan

State-run Health Insurer VsZP to Be Headed by Miroslav Kocan

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Miroslav Kocan should become the director of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP), Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) announced following the Government session on Wednesday. “This is a man from the insurance sector who worked for insurance company Allianz at the Slovak as

Lajcak: Candidacy for UN Sec-Gen Is Opportunity Not to Be Spurned

Lajcak: Candidacy for UN Sec-Gen Is Opportunity Not to Be Spurned

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak before the Government session on Wednesday said that standing for the post of United Nations secretary-general is an opportunity from which one doesn’t run away. Lajcak hasn’t ruled out the possibility that he’ll run for this

UNESCO Director-General Bokova to See Master Paul's Altar in Levoca

UNESCO Director-General Bokova to See Master Paul's Altar in Levoca

Levoca, May 3 (TASR) – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will visit the medieval town of Levoca (Presov region) on Saturday, with an agenda that includes a meeting with mayors of towns listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, sightseeing at the Saint James Basilica and an organ concert, TASR learnt on

Kazimir: European Commission's Prognosis Positive for Slovakia

Kazimir: European Commission's Prognosis Positive for Slovakia

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – The European Commission’s latest (spring) prognosis for Slovakia is very positive, said Finance Minister Peter Kazimir on Tuesday, noting that Slovakia’s actual economic growth in the next few years could be even higher. According to the Commission, Slovakia’s GDP should rise by 3.