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Police: Anti-ship Mine Found in Danube Successfully Defused

Police: Anti-ship Mine Found in Danube Successfully Defused

Virt, 4 August (TASR) - The largest bomb ever found in Slovakia has been successfully disposed of by bomb disposal experts from Nitra region police in cooperation with bomb disposal experts from the Police Corps' Criminalistics and Forensic Institute in Bratislava and members of the Fire and Rescue Corps,

If FPU Recording Authentic, Minister Simkovicova Will Hold Those Responsible to Account

If FPU Recording Authentic, Minister Simkovicova Will Hold Those Responsible to Account

Bratislava, 3 August (TASR) - If the authenticity of a recording from the Arts Support Fund (FPU) is confirmed, Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) will hold specific individuals to account, director of the ministry's communications department Petra Demkova stated on Monday. Earlier in

Police: Low Danube Water Levels Reveal Suspected WWII Ammunition

Police: Low Danube Water Levels Reveal Suspected WWII Ammunition

Falling water levels on the Danube River in the village of Virt, the district of Komarno (Nitra region), have revealed an unknown object believed to be WWII-era ammunition, Nitra Regional Police Directorate informed TASR on Sunday.

Premier: Suspending Spain from Schengen Won't Resolve Current Migration Crisis

Premier: Suspending Spain from Schengen Won't Resolve Current Migration Crisis

Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Suspending Spain from the Schengen Area won't resolve the current migration crisis in the Spanish autonomous region of Ceuta, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on social media on Friday, adding that Slovakia is prepared to assist the country with police forces or

Opposition: Government Plans to Hand Irrigation Control to Arab Sheik

Opposition: Government Plans to Hand Irrigation Control to Arab Sheik

Bratislava, 31 July (TASR) - Slovak opposition parties on Friday accused the government of preparing to hand control of the country's agricultural water infrastructure to an Arab sheikh through a non-transparent process, warning that farmers could ultimately be forced to pay for irrigation water. The criticism followed Wednesday&

PS and SaS Lambast Gov't Over Stance on Russian Missile in Poland

PS and SaS Lambast Gov't Over Stance on Russian Missile in Poland

Bratislava, 30 July (TASR) - Opposition parties Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) have criticised the Slovak government's response after a Russian missile landed in Poland on Thursday. SaS said the incident was further evidence that the pro-Russian stance of Prime Minister Robert Fico's

PS Lodges Appeal against EIA Assessment for Slovnaft Incinerator Project

PS Lodges Appeal against EIA Assessment for Slovnaft Incinerator Project

Bratislava, 30 July (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party is lodging an appeal against a decision by the Environment Ministry concerning the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a waste-to-energy centre project proposed by the Slovnaft refinery, arguing that Bratislava doesn't need another incinerator and stating that