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CoFoE: Europeans Want Europe to Be Global Player, MEPs Pollak and Simecka Concur

CoFoE: Europeans Want Europe to Be Global Player, MEPs Pollak and Simecka Concur

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) shows that citizens want the European Union to play a leading role in the world, MEPs Peter Pollak and Michal Simecka concurred in a discussion on TASR TV on Thursday. European Parliament (EP) Vice-President Simecka said that there

Coneco and Racioenergia Fairs Open in Bratislava after Three-year Break

Coneco and Racioenergia Fairs Open in Bratislava after Three-year Break

Bratislava, March 23 (TASR) – The 41st annual Coneco international construction fair was opened in Bratislava’s Incheba exhibition hall on Wednesday, along with the 30th Racioenergia international energy-efficiency fair, which showcases solutions aimed at sustainability and saving energy. The fairs will take place every day between 10 a.m. and

Krajniak: Over 258,000 Refugees from Ukraine Arrive in Slovakia

Krajniak: Over 258,000 Refugees from Ukraine Arrive in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – Over 258,000 refugees from Ukraine had arrived in Slovakia by 6 a.m. on Tuesday, including some 101,000 children, Labour Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) told a news conference held on Tuesday with Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) director Karol

Matovic: Additional €365 million to Flow into Health-care Sector This Year

Matovic: Additional €365 million to Flow into Health-care Sector This Year

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – An additional €365 million should flow into the Slovak health-care sector this year, Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced at a news conference on Tuesday. Higher payments for state policyholders should bring in €100 million, and the share capital of state-run health-insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP)

Caputova: Ombudsman's Office Is Important for Democracy

Caputova: Ombudsman's Office Is Important for Democracy

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The ombudsman’s office is important for democracy and ombudswoman Maria Patakyova has been performing her work independently, highly professionally and with dedication, said President Zuzana Caputova when awarding a thank-you medal to the ombudswoman for her merits in the observance and protection of fundamental human

Heger: Two Years of Honest and Tough Fight for Slovakia's Integrity

Heger: Two Years of Honest and Tough Fight for Slovakia's Integrity

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – This has been the most challenging two years for a government in Slovakia’s modern history, said Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) when marking the halfway point of the electoral term of the current government, pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the preparation of a recovery plan,

CoFoE: SaS Reluctant about Supranational Slates for EU Election

CoFoE: SaS Reluctant about Supranational Slates for EU Election

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Martin Klus (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) is aware of and respects the fact that some European Union (EU) citizens want to see the direct election of European political parties, but SaS is reluctant when it comes to supranational slates. “Considerations concerning