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President Asks Church Representatives to Adopt Stance on Hate Speech

President Asks Church Representatives to Adopt Stance on Hate Speech

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) – Seeking and finding a common good has recently been made very difficult by the perilous phenomenon of hate speech, President Zuzana Caputova said while receiving representatives of churches and religious communities in the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Friday. Caputova asked them to pursue a joint,

Minister Gajdos Honours Soldiers Who Helped Following Gas Blast in Presov

Minister Gajdos Honours Soldiers Who Helped Following Gas Blast in Presov

Presov, January 3 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Friday in Presov presented awards to 13 professional soldiers who helped to clear up debris caused by the gas explosion in an apartment block on Mukacevska Street in Presov. The minister thanked soldiers and military police officers

Slovak U20 Ice-Hockey Team Eliminated by Canada in Quarter-Finals

Slovak U20 Ice-Hockey Team Eliminated by Canada in Quarter-Finals

Ostrava, January 2 (TASR) – Slovakia’s national ice-hockey team on Thursday ended its journey at the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in the Czech Republic as it lost 1:6 to Canada in its quarter-finals elimination match, finishing eighth overall in the tournament. Slovakia was able to keep up

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,