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Babis Thanks Slovakia for Expelling Russian Diplomats: Great Gesture

Babis Thanks Slovakia for Expelling Russian Diplomats: Great Gesture

Prague/Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis thanked Slovakia for expelling three Russian diplomats in a display of solidarity with the Czech Republic in its rift with Russia over an explosion of a Czech ammunition warehouse blast seven years ago. Babis said that he was told about

Russian Embassy: Expulsion of Diplomats at Odds with Good Relations

Russian Embassy: Expulsion of Diplomats at Odds with Good Relations

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – The decision of the Slovak Government to expel three Russian diplomats from the country is at odds with historically good relations between the two nations, the Russian Embassy in Bratislava stated on Facebook on Thursday. “Accusations of any illegal activities, even more so of activities aimed

Slovakia Expelling Three Russian Diplomats

Slovakia Expelling Three Russian Diplomats

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – Slovakia will expel three Russian diplomats in response to an explosion in a Czech ammunition warehouse seven years ago with the alleged involvement of Russia, as stated by the Czech Government last week, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) announced on Thursday. The Russians were asked

President Caputova Dismisses Fikar from STU Chancellor Post

President Caputova Dismisses Fikar from STU Chancellor Post

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Thursday dismissed Bratislava-based Slovak University of Technology (STU) chancellor Miroslav Fikar, the president’s spokesman Martin Strizinec told TASR on the same day. The Presidential Office received the district court’s verdict, turning down the proposal for a preliminary injunction on the

Grey Wolf Becomes Protected Animal in Slovakia

Grey Wolf Becomes Protected Animal in Slovakia

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – The grey wolf has become a protected species in Slovakia, as Environment Minister Jan Budaj (OLaNO) on Thursday signed a decree amending the Nature Protection Act that prohibits deliberately capturing, injuring, killing, keeping, breeding, transporting, selling or exchanging the animal. The decree is set to enter

Outdoor Areas at Restaurants and Fitness Centres to Reopen from Next Week

Outdoor Areas at Restaurants and Fitness Centres to Reopen from Next Week

Bratislava, April 21 (TASR) – The Government approved on Wednesday that from next week, outdoor seating areas at restaurants as well as fitness centres can reopen, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said at a press conference on the same day, in the presence of all coalition partners, calling upon people to

Fico Points to Embezzlement in Company Associated with Justice Minister

Fico Points to Embezzlement in Company Associated with Justice Minister

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The managing director of a family firm associated with Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) was sentenced by a Bratislava court for embezzling more than €15,000 in 2019, said opposition Smer-SD head Robert Fico on Tuesday. “We have a justice minister, whose company has