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Analyst: New Car Plant Puts Its Stamp on Slovakia's Foreign Trade Stats

Analyst: New Car Plant Puts Its Stamp on Slovakia's Foreign Trade Stats

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) – Figures for Slovakia’s foreign trade in February were again strongly influenced by the launch of production by Jaguar Land Rover in Nitra in the autumn, according to UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak. “Like in January, we observed a trend of growing

Opposition Expects Kamenicky to Carry Out Personnel Changes

Opposition Expects Kamenicky to Carry Out Personnel Changes

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party stated on Tuesday that it expects the new finance minister Ladislav Kamenicky to take “resolute action” in the case of Financial Administration, including by appointing a new head. SaS thinks that manager of Financial Administration’s criminal section Ladislav

Financial Committee Head Kamenicky Set to Be New Finance Minister

Financial Committee Head Kamenicky Set to Be New Finance Minister

Bratislava/Kosice, April 9 (TASR) – Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico will propose that MP Ladislav Kamenicky should become the new finance minister at a party presidium session due to be held next Monday (April 15) or Tuesday (April 16). Fico said this during a joint briefing held with Prime Minister

Danko Calls for Religious Dialogue at Conference in Vienna

Danko Calls for Religious Dialogue at Conference in Vienna

Vienna/Bratislava, April 8 (TASR-correspondent) – At the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments, Slovak Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) called for religious dialogue, wanting to support with his address the idea of expanding the European Union towards the Balkans, TASR learnt on Monday. “I deliberately

For Decent Slovakia Initiative Launches Mobilisation Campaign for EP Elections

For Decent Slovakia Initiative Launches Mobilisation Campaign for EP Elections

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – Around a hundred young people from across Slovakia, led by the For Decent Slovakia initiative, set out on a journey to Brussels on Monday in order to stimulate interest among youth in the European Union by visiting the capital of the EU and participating in the

Kiska Can Imagine Becoming Prime Minister, But First Things First

Kiska Can Imagine Becoming Prime Minister, But First Things First

President Andrej Kiska, speaking on TV Markiza’s politics show ‘Na telo’ [loosely translated as ‘Tough Questions’] on Sunday, said that he can imagine being prime minister, but there’s no need to deal with this issue at the moment. Right now it’s important to prevent a potential coalition

Lajcak: 2019 Presidential Election Result Resonates in Washington, Too

Lajcak: 2019 Presidential Election Result Resonates in Washington, Too

Washington/Bratislava, April 5 (TASR-correspondent) – The United States not only paid attention to the 2019 presidential race in Slovakia, but perceive the election results in an extraordinary positive light, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (Smer-SD nominee) told TASR after his Thursday’s (April 4) visit to the United