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Foreign Affairs Ministry Reacts to Resolution Adopted by Hungarian Parliament

Foreign Affairs Ministry Reacts to Resolution Adopted by Hungarian Parliament

Bratislava/Budapest, June 21 (TASR) – The 100th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Trianon in 2020 is an opportunity to reflect and to take action, but it shouldn’t serve to “open up old wounds” and for “constantly cultivating historical traumas” that damage mutual trust and good relations

Coalition MPs Claim to Err with Ballots, Opposition Suspects Politicking

Coalition MPs Claim to Err with Ballots, Opposition Suspects Politicking

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The reason why only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate was elected on Thursday could be that lawmakers made mistakes when casting their ballots, stated MP Jaroslav Paska (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Thursday. If these mistakes hadn’t been made, as many as four candidates

Pellegrini Denies Vying for Any EU Post, His Place in Slovakia

Pellegrini Denies Vying for Any EU Post, His Place in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) hasn’t vied for any EU post and believes his purpose is in Slovakia, TASR learnt on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Pravda daily reported that Pellegrini had expressed serious interest in becoming the President of the European Council, the post

Parliament Elects Prochazka as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Parliament Elects Prochazka as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The Parliament elected only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate in its Thursday vote: Radoslav Prochazka, who managed to garner 74 MP votes. Seeing as the Parliament failed to elect the required number of candidates even on the fourth try, another vote will be held on

Rate of Registered Unemployment Stood at 4.88 percent in May

Rate of Registered Unemployment Stood at 4.88 percent in May

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The rate of registered unemployment in May stood at 4.88 percent, dropping by 0.02 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and 0.49 p.p. y-o-y, according to data published by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) on Thursday. The number of

Caputova and Zeman: Our Talks Saw No Disagreements

Caputova and Zeman: Our Talks Saw No Disagreements

Prague/Bratislava, June 20 (TASR-correspondent) – The discussion between Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and her Czech counterpart Milos Zeman in Prague on Thursday didn’t include any disagreements, despite the broad spectrum of topics touched upon, the presidents declared after the talks. “I’m not saying that some time in the

Slovaks Rate Satisfaction with Life at 7 on 1-10 Scale

Slovaks Rate Satisfaction with Life at 7 on 1-10 Scale

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – On a scale of one to ten, Slovaks rate their satisfaction with life at seven, the Statistics Office has reported based on EU SILC 2018 results. The categories that Slovaks rated the highest were their relations with family, relations with neighbours and their jobs. Conversely, the