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Greens Win Simulated Elections among Secondary School Students

Greens Win Simulated Elections among Secondary School Students

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Secondary school students elected Greens-European Free Alliance in simulated election to the European Parliament held in early May, according to results of the joint project carried out by Academia Istropolitana Nova and Helsinki Human Rights Committee in Slovakia under the title “Platform of European Democratic Culture

Deposits on PET Bottles and Cans to Be Introduced in Slovakia as of 2022

Deposits on PET Bottles and Cans to Be Introduced in Slovakia as of 2022

Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) – Deposits on single-use beverage packages should be introduced in Slovakia as of 2022, according to a bill sponsored by the Environment Ministry and approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday. In line with the law, a PET bottle could be handed back in exchange for around 12

Caputova Presents First Three People from Her Team

Caputova Presents First Three People from Her Team

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – President-elect Zuzana Caputova will take Marian Lesko with her to the Presidential Palace as a domestic policy adviser, with Juraj Rizman giving her advice on environmental and civil society issues and journalist Martin Strizinec serving as her spokesman, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Caputova presented the names

Danko: State Would Save by Paying Thirteenth Salaries to Civil Servants

Danko: State Would Save by Paying Thirteenth Salaries to Civil Servants

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Payout of bonuses in the form of levy and tax-exempt thirteenth salary will save money to entrepreneurs, as well as to the state administration, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko told a news conference on Tuesday, adding he will seek the use

NAKA Investigating Incident of Alleged Segregation of Roma Girl at Church

NAKA Investigating Incident of Alleged Segregation of Roma Girl at Church

Trnava, May 27 (TASR) – The elite police department the National Crime Agency (NAKA) has begun investigating a recent case in Trnava involving a group of parents who allegedly attempted to prevent a Roma girl from sitting next to their children during a first-communion ceremony at Saint Nicholas’ Basilica, the police

Liberal Bloc PS-Together Calls on Kiska: "Join Us, You're Welcome!"

Liberal Bloc PS-Together Calls on Kiska: "Join Us, You're Welcome!"

Bratislava, May 27 (TASR) – The liberal bloc Progressive Slovakia-Together, which on 20.11 percent won the European Parliament elections in Slovakia on Saturday, on Monday called on outgoing President Andrej Kiska, who has announced his plan to set up a party after stepping down as president in mid-June, to join

Average Voter Turnout in EU Over 50 percent, Slovakia Bottom Again

Average Voter Turnout in EU Over 50 percent, Slovakia Bottom Again

Bratislava/Brussels, May 27 (TASR) – The average voter turnout in the European Parliament elections across the European Union was 50.82 percent, with the lowest figure (22.74 percent) being reported by Slovakia once again, according to results published by the European Parliament on its website. Conversely, Belgium recorded the