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Fico: Macedonia Still Needs Assistance from Slovak Police Officers

Fico: Macedonia Still Needs Assistance from Slovak Police Officers

Gevgelija, March 2 (TASR-correspondent) – Prime Minister Robert Fico and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak paid a visit to the Macedonian-Greek border near the town of Gevgelija, where thousands of migrants are still in limbo, TASR learnt on Wednesday. After meeting with Macedonian Interior Minister Oliver Spasovski, Fico said that Macedonia – alternatively

Figel: KDH Ready for Closer Cooperation with Most-Hid and Siet

Figel: KDH Ready for Closer Cooperation with Most-Hid and Siet

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is ready for closer cooperation with the Most-Hid and Siet (Network) parties, KDH leader Jan Figel told a news conference in Bratislava on Wednesday, adding that an alternative like this is viable and compatible in terms of agendas. “We perceive this

Glvac: Slovakia to Become Regional Leader in Black Hawk Training

Glvac: Slovakia to Become Regional Leader in Black Hawk Training

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The procurement of nine new multipurpose UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters is the largest modernisation project in the history of the Slovak Armed Forces, Defence Ministry communications department head Martin Cambalik told TASR on Wednesday. According to Cambalik, the ministry bought the helicopters via US programme Foreign

SDKU: Election to Decide Whether Slovakia Falls under Russia or West

SDKU: Election to Decide Whether Slovakia Falls under Russia or West

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The upcoming parliamentary election (March 5) will be about whether Slovakia will belong to the Russian sphere of influence or among civilised countries, announced SDKU-DS chairman Pavol Freso at a press conference on Wednesday. “The EU has made mistakes, but not for a minute do we

First Case of Zika-infected Patient Confirmed in Slovakia

First Case of Zika-infected Patient Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The first case of a patient infected with the Zika virus has been confirmed in Slovakia, Health Minister Viliam Cislak told a news conference on Wednesday. This confirmation came from a virology laboratory in Hamburg. The infected patient is a woman who was admitted into hospital

Good News Carollers Raise €950,000 for Sub-Saharan Africa

Good News Carollers Raise €950,000 for Sub-Saharan Africa

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – The annual ‘Good News’ project involving children singing carols in households across Slovakia at Christmas time this year raised more than €950,000 for development projects in Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda, Good News coordinator Anna Palovova told TASR on Tuesday. “We thank all the

Six Parties to Promote 'I Jingle for Change' Anti-corruption Measures

Six Parties to Promote 'I Jingle for Change' Anti-corruption Measures

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Six political parties – Most-Hid, Siet (Network), OLaNO-NOVA, SaS, KDH and SMK – have pledged to promote anti-corruption measures via the ‘I Jingle for Change’ initiative after Saturday’s general election. Initiative representatives at a press briefing in Bratislava on Tuesday reported that two months ago they approached