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SNP80: President Pellegrini: Elites Should Draw Inspiration from SNP

SNP80: President Pellegrini: Elites Should Draw Inspiration from SNP

Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - All contemporary societal and political elites of Slovakia should draw their inspiration from the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP), President Peter Pellegrini underlined during his speech at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of SNP in Banska Bystrica on Thursday. The President lionised

SNP80: Fico: Main Mission of Uprising Was to End WW2 and Promote Peace

SNP80: Fico: Main Mission of Uprising Was to End WW2 and Promote Peace

Banska Bystrica/Bratislava, August 29 (TASR) - The main mission of the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP) was to end WW2 and make sure that peace prevailed, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated in his speech at Thursday's celebrations of the 80th anniversary of SNP in Banska Bystrica.

Armoured Train in Zvolen Documents Railway Workers' Role in Uprising

Armoured Train in Zvolen Documents Railway Workers' Role in Uprising

A national cultural monument, an armoured train in the park below Zvolen Castle, documents the role of railway workers in the Slovak National Uprising (SNP), Lubica Milanova of the Zvolen municipal office has told TASR.

President Urges Coalition to Resolve Parliamentary Chair Issue

President Urges Coalition to Resolve Parliamentary Chair Issue

President Peter Pellegrini on Monday urged the governing coalition to definitively resolve the problem of electing a new parliamentary chair.

Man Accused of Attack on Fico Denied Release from Custody by STS

Man Accused of Attack on Fico Denied Release from Custody by STS

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) - The judge presiding over the preliminary proceedings of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in the case of the assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) rejected on Friday a request from the accused Juraj C. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] to be released

Fico Aiming to Visit Normandy on Monday to Mark Landings Anniversary

Fico Aiming to Visit Normandy on Monday to Mark Landings Anniversary

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said on Friday that he wants to visit Normandy on August 26 in connection with the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings that took place during the Second World War on June 6, 1944. The premier was originally supposed to attend

Premier Planning Several Foreign Trips, Next One Scheduled for South Korea

Premier Planning Several Foreign Trips, Next One Scheduled for South Korea

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) - I'm planning a number of foreign trips aimed at economic cooperation in the coming months, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after signing a Declaration on the Development of Societal Dialogue in Slovakia on Thursday. The premier is expected to travel to South