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Caputova and Pellegrini Pay Homage to Student Victims of Bus Crash

Caputova and Pellegrini Pay Homage to Student Victims of Bus Crash

Nitra, November 15 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and Education Minister Martina Lubyova (a Slovak National Party nominee) on Friday took part in an event organised by the Secondary Vocational School of Technology and Services in Nitra to commemorate four of its students who lost their

Comenius Uni Marks Velvet Revolution Anniversary with Several Activities

Comenius Uni Marks Velvet Revolution Anniversary with Several Activities

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – The largest university in Slovakia, the Bratislava-based Comenius University, is commemorating the November 1989 anniversary by opening an exhibition and organising a conference on its premises. The university reported on its website that Slovak and foreign experts in the humanities and social sciences whose work is

"N'89-Road to Freedom" Exhibition Opens at Bratislava Castle

"N'89-Road to Freedom" Exhibition Opens at Bratislava Castle

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – An exhibition titled N’89 – Road to Freedom, capturing the era of late 1980s up to the 1989 Velvet Revolution, opened on Thursday at Bratislava Castle. Organised by the Slovak National Museum, Nation’s Memory Institute and Klub 89, the exhibition opening ceremony was also attended

Harabin and Kotleba Not to Run Together in 2020 General Election

Harabin and Kotleba Not to Run Together in 2020 General Election

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Former justice minister and ex-chairman of the Supreme Court Stefan Harabin’s party Homeland will run on its own in the general election set for February 29, 2020, TASR learnt on Thursday. The announcement was made by Harabin after talks with figures from the far-right People’

Analysts: Weak Foreign Demand Dragged Slovak GDP Growth Down in 3Q19

Analysts: Weak Foreign Demand Dragged Slovak GDP Growth Down in 3Q19

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economic growth decelerated significantly to 1.3 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019, far below expectations, which were at the levels seen in the previous quarter, namely 1.8-2.4 percent y-o-y, analysts noted on Thursday. The slowdown was mainly due to

Police: November 13 Most Tragic Day of 2019 in Slovakia

Police: November 13 Most Tragic Day of 2019 in Slovakia

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – The police on Thursday called Wednesday, November 13 the most tragic day of this year in Slovakia, as 12 people were killed in the bus crash near Nitra, three women were drowned in the Muran River after it burst its banks, five people committed suicide, two

Premier Considering State Mourning Because of Fatal Bus Crash Near Nitra

Premier Considering State Mourning Because of Fatal Bus Crash Near Nitra

Bratislava, November 13 (TASR) – I’m considering state mourning in connection with Wednesday’s tragic traffic accident near Nitra, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said before leaving Cyprus for Slovakia on Wednesday, adding that the Government could meet extraordinarily on Thursday, November 14 and the state mourning could be on