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PG Zilinka Decided Not to Appoint Kysel as Deputy Special Prosecutor

PG Zilinka Decided Not to Appoint Kysel as Deputy Special Prosecutor

Bratislava, August 9 (TASR) – Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka has decided not to appoint Peter Kysel as Deputy Special Prosecutor, spokesman for the Prosecutor-General’s Office Dalibor Skladan told TASR on Monday. “According to the prosecutor general, the Supreme Court found errors by the prosecutor of such a nature that are incompatible

EC Approves Slovak State Aid Scheme for Sports Clubs During Pandemic

EC Approves Slovak State Aid Scheme for Sports Clubs During Pandemic

Brussels, August 9 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Commission (EC) announced on Monday that it’s approved a Slovak state aid scheme worth €10 million to support professional sports clubs hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme has been approved under the State Aid Temporary Framework presented by the European Commission last

Premier Heger Saddened by Latest Snag in Slovak-Hungarian Relations

Premier Heger Saddened by Latest Snag in Slovak-Hungarian Relations

Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) is saddened by the latest developments in Slovak-Hungarian relations in the wake of Hungarian Parliamentary Chair Laszlo Kover’s visit, unsanctioned by Slovak diplomacy, to the Slovak town of Samorin (Trnava region) to unveil a memorial for displaced ethnic-Hungarians. Heger calls

Slovakia's Top Officials Congratulate K-4 Team on Winning Bronze in Tokyo

Slovakia's Top Officials Congratulate K-4 Team on Winning Bronze in Tokyo

Bratislava, August 7 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova, Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) and House Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) congratulated sprint canoers Samuel Balaz, Denis Mysak, Erik Vlcek and Adam Botek on winning bronze in men’s K-4 500 metre canoe sprint at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo

Tornado Hits Eastern-Slovak Village of Petkovce

Tornado Hits Eastern-Slovak Village of Petkovce

Petkovce, August 5 (TASR) – A tornado hit the village of Petkovce in the Vranov nad Toplou district (Presov region) on Thursday evening, damaging several houses, Petkovce mayor Pavol Hybala told TASR on the same day. Firefighters are currently taking action on the spot. “Damage to four family houses was reported,

Foreign Affairs Ministry Sends Diplomatic Note to Budapest

Foreign Affairs Ministry Sends Diplomatic Note to Budapest

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) – The Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry has sent a diplomatic note to Hungary, asking Budapest to observe usual and standard diplomatic procedures and to inform Bratislava in advance about the purpose of visits by Hungarian representatives to Slovakia. The diplomatic note is the ministry’s reaction to

Csaba D. Sentenced to 32 Months Suspended with Five-year Probation Period

Csaba D. Sentenced to 32 Months Suspended with Five-year Probation Period

Bratislava, August 4 (TASR) – Bratislava III District Court judge Juraj Kapinaj on Wednesday handed down a suspended sentence of 32 months with a probation period of five years to witness in police-related cases and former member of the Bratislava-based Takacovci mob Csaba D. The judge approved a plea bargain concluded