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Slovak Flag Ceremonially Raised on New Flagpole in Front of Parliament

Slovak Flag Ceremonially Raised on New Flagpole in Front of Parliament

Bratislava, September 1 (TASR) – Slovakia’s national flag was ceremonially raised on Sunday, Constitution Day, on the tall flagpole that was erected in front of Parliament in the summer, with the ceremony attended by Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), former presidents Rudolf Schuster and Ivan Gasparovic and

Austrian, Slovak and Czech Parliamentary Speakers Meet in 'Austerlitz Format'

Austrian, Slovak and Czech Parliamentary Speakers Meet in 'Austerlitz Format'

Grafenegg, August 31 (TASR) – Slovak Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko and Czech Chamber of Deputies Chairman Radek Vondracek were hosted by their Austrian counterpart Wolfgang Sobotka at Grafenegg Castle on Saturday to discuss the fall of Communism 30 years ago, the EU’s future and inter-parliamentary relations. Danko, speaking at a

Pellegrini to Face Ouster Attempt in Parliament

Pellegrini to Face Ouster Attempt in Parliament

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) will face a no-confidence motion in Parliament, as the opposition OLaNO party has managed to collect enough signatures to initiate an extraordinary session for this purpose, TASR learnt on Friday from OLaNO head Igor Matovic. The motion is OLaNO’s reaction

Ukrainian Illegally Flies to Slovakia on Powered Parachute, Lands in Fields

Ukrainian Illegally Flies to Slovakia on Powered Parachute, Lands in Fields

Sobrance, August 30 (TASR) – A Ukrainian national, flying on what appeared a makeshift powered parachute, in the wee hours of Friday illegally crossed the Ukrainian-Slovak border to land in the fields in Slovakia, the Slovak police reported later on Friday. The border patrols noticed the sound of an unknown flying

Caputova in Vienna Discusses Freedom, EU and Carbon-free Future

Caputova in Vienna Discusses Freedom, EU and Carbon-free Future

Vienna, August 30 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, who was received by her Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen on Friday, highlighted Austria as a beacon of hope for Slovaks on the existence of a free world beyond the Iron Curtain before 1989. While Bratislava and Vienna are a mere

Danko: Let's not Succumb to either Fascist or Liberal Extremism

Danko: Let's not Succumb to either Fascist or Liberal Extremism

Banska Bystrica, August 29 (TASR) – Speaking on Thursday at a commemorative event in Banska Bystrica marking the 1944 Slovak National Uprising (SNP) in WWII, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) warned against extremism, lies and propaganda. According to Danko, there are two kinds of extremism: the fascist one

Premier: Young Need to Be Taught Nazism Was Definitively Defeated in WW II

Premier: Young Need to Be Taught Nazism Was Definitively Defeated in WW II

Banska Bystrica, August 29 (TASR) – Extremists are increasingly more sophisticated, refine their rhetoric and disguise it in traditional values and when it comes to their political ambitions they’re trying to attract especially young people, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) stated at a commemorative event in Banska Bystrica on Thursday