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Caputova Presents State Awards to 20 People

Caputova Presents State Awards to 20 People

Bratislava, January 2 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova, at a ceremony marking the 27th anniversary of Slovakia’s independence on Thursday, presented state awards to 20 people, including three in memoriam. Among the awarded persons are several figures who participated in the fight against the totalitarian regime in Czechoslovakia. The Order

Pellegrini: Election Campaign Will Probably Be About Emotions Not Ideas

Pellegrini: Election Campaign Will Probably Be About Emotions Not Ideas

Bratislava, January 2 (TASR) – Prime Minister and Smer-SD election leader Peter Pellegrini has told TASR in an interview that he wants the general election campaign to change into a dialogue on the future of the country and on the no-frills solutions that Slovakia has to hand. Nevertheless, Pellegrini is afraid

President's New Year Speech: Changes Needed in 2020

President's New Year Speech: Changes Needed in 2020

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova in her New Year speech called for change, emphasising that specific steps need to be taken in 2020. Caputova stressed the need to complete changes in health care, the need to take care of seniors and for reasonable investments in education. According

Court Didn't Refuse Draft Plea Bargain in Valko Murder Case

Court Didn't Refuse Draft Plea Bargain in Valko Murder Case

Pezinok, December 31 (TASR) – The senate of the district court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Tuesday at a closed-door session did not refuse the contents of the draft plea bargain of Jaroslav K., charged with robbery in the case of the murder of prominent lawyer Ernest Valko in November 2010,

Court Sentences Zoltan Andrusko to 15 Years in Jail for Kuciak's Muder

Court Sentences Zoltan Andrusko to 15 Years in Jail for Kuciak's Muder

Pezinok, December 30 (TASR) – A senate of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Monday sentenced Zoltan Andrusko to 15 years in jail under medium security conditions for the premeditated murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak. The verdict is final and valid, as Andrusko consented to a

Five Dominican Friars Attacked in Zvolen While Returning from Confessions

Five Dominican Friars Attacked in Zvolen While Returning from Confessions

Zvolen, December 29 (TASR) – Five Dominican friars were attacked, initially verbally and later also physically, by two men on the central square of Zvolen, pop. 43,000 in central Slovakia during the evening of the last Sunday of Advent as they were returning from hearing Christmas confessions, TASR learnt on

Vlhova Runner-up to Shiffrin in Slalom in Lienz: "She's the Best"

Vlhova Runner-up to Shiffrin in Slalom in Lienz: "She's the Best"

Lienz, December 29 (TASR) – Alpine skier Petra Vlhova, who was last week declared Slovakia’s athlete of the year, was a runner-up to American Mikaela Shiffrin in a World Cup slalom race in Lienz, Austria on Sunday. Vlhova finished 0.61 seconds behind Shiffrin, who also won a giant slalom