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Slovak Troops to Take Part in Tank Challenge Exercise in Germany

Slovak Troops to Take Part in Tank Challenge Exercise in Germany

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Around 40 members of the Slovak Armed Forces will take part in the Tank Challenge international military exercise in Germany in May, the Government approved a proposal for the deployment of Slovak soldiers to the exercise on Wednesday. The Government also approved the deployment of Slovak

Education Ministry: 137 Schools Shut Down Due to Strike on Wednesday

Education Ministry: 137 Schools Shut Down Due to Strike on Wednesday

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The number of schools that were closed on Wednesday due to the teachers’ strike went down again from the number recorded on Monday (January 25) when the strike started, announced Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry spokesperson Beata Dupalova Ksenzsighova on the same day, based on

Figel: EU Needs Special Representative for Religious Freedom

Figel: EU Needs Special Representative for Religious Freedom

Brussels, January 27 (TASR-correspondent) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday met chairman of the Slovak Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Jan Figel concerning an initiative presented by the latter last year for creating the post of special EU representative for religious freedom worldwide, TASR learnt on Wednesday. “It’s a

NBS: Occupational Pension Insurance Stable in Slovakia

NBS: Occupational Pension Insurance Stable in Slovakia

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The third pension pillar in Slovakia is stable, the central bank (NBS) stated on Wednesday, based on the results of stress testing of occupational pension insurance undertaken by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). “Based on the results of the stress tests, NBS can

Sobotka to Convene Extraordinary V4 Summit on Migrant Crisis

Sobotka to Convene Extraordinary V4 Summit on Migrant Crisis

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – The Czech Republic will convene an extraordinary summit of the Visegrad Four (V4: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) in mid-February to seek solutions to the migration crisis at the European level, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced during his one-day visit to Bratislava on Tuesday. The

SHMU Launches Modernised Network for Air Pollution Monitoring

SHMU Launches Modernised Network for Air Pollution Monitoring

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – The monitoring of air quality in Slovakia has improved, with the Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) having restored 35 monitoring stations and employed new mobile monitoring vehicles, along with unifying data transmission to a central database, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The project has cost more than €4.

President and Premier Open Holocaust Museum in Sered

President and Premier Open Holocaust Museum in Sered

Sered, January 26 (TASR) – A holocaust museum that should serve as a memento for contemporary and future generations was ceremonially opened on the site of what was once a labour concentration camp in Sered (Trnava region) on Tuesday. The ribbon was ceremonially cut jointly by President Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister