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Slovakia Four Places Down in World Competitiveness Yearbook

Slovakia Four Places Down in World Competitiveness Yearbook

Bratislava, June 16 (TASR) – Slovakia keeps falling in the competitive economy ranking, moving down four places from last year in the latest World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) research and now standing in 57th place out of the 63 evaluated countries, TASR learnt from the F.A. Hayek Foundation on Tuesday. Among

Authorities Restrict Free Rural Movement Due to African Swine Fever

Authorities Restrict Free Rural Movement Due to African Swine Fever

Kosice, June 16 (TASR) – Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky (OLaNO) stated at a briefing on Tuesday on the current situation regarding the African swine fever virus (ASFV) in Slovakia that due to the spread of the infection in the country, people will be prohibited from hiking outside designated routes in the

Vrutky Mayor Denies That Bullying Was Motive of School Attack

Vrutky Mayor Denies That Bullying Was Motive of School Attack

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – Following his meeting with Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) on Monday, Vrutky (Zilina region) mayor Branislav Zacharides denied that the cause of last week’s attack on the local school was the fact that the perpetrator was bullied. In this connection, Zacharides voiced

Matovic: If State Administration Was All Wiretapped, It's Disaster

Matovic: If State Administration Was All Wiretapped, It's Disaster

If it’s confirmed that telephones throughout Slovakia’s state administration were wiretapped, that’s a disaster, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) on TV Markiza’s show ‘Na telo’ (Tough Questions) on Sunday in response to this week’s police raid at the National Agency for Network and Electronic

Convicted Basternak Sees Assets He Transferred to Relatives Frozen by Court

Convicted Basternak Sees Assets He Transferred to Relatives Frozen by Court

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – Bratislava I District Court has frozen the assets of convicted tax fraudster Ladislav Basternak which had been transferred to his relatives and other persons in a controversial manner, Interior Ministry’s spokesperson Barbara Turosova told TASR on Friday. “This applies to land and real estate in

Kolikova: Veronika Remisova Ready to Take over For the People

Kolikova: Veronika Remisova Ready to Take over For the People

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) has stated for TASR that she views her party colleague Veronika Remisova as someone who is ready and has what it takes to take charge of the For the People party. “I’ve noticed how much work, hard work,

Groehling: Education Ministry to Distribute €0.5 mn for Summer Schools

Groehling: Education Ministry to Distribute €0.5 mn for Summer Schools

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – The Education Ministry will distribute €0.5 million for summer schools, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a news conference on Thursday. Voluntary summer schools should help pupils make up for lags in their knowledge and skills that have arisen or deepened as