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Ex-minister Stefanov Escorted to Jail after Search

Ex-minister Stefanov Escorted to Jail after Search

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Bratislava police officers escorted convicted ex-minister Igor Stefanov to prison on Monday evening following a search for him that the police had launched earlier in the day, the police have reported on Facebook. Stefanov wasn’t at home when the police came to his home to

Unemployment Rate Down to 5.23 percent in October

Unemployment Rate Down to 5.23 percent in October

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 5.23 percent in October, down by 0.15 percentage points (p.p.) from September and by 0.91 p.p. year-on-year, according to data released by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) on Monday. Meanwhile,

Poll: Lajcak Favourite among Potential Presidential Candidates

Poll: Lajcak Favourite among Potential Presidential Candidates

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – Had a presidential election taken place in November, the highest number of people would have voted for Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, who would have garnered 32.3 percent, TASR learnt from Focus agency, which carried out the poll on a sample of 1,012 respondents

Fico: UN Migration Compact Not In Line with Slovakia's Migration Policy

Fico: UN Migration Compact Not In Line with Slovakia's Migration Policy

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – The UN Global Compact for Migration, which should be approved as a non-binding document in Morocco in December, isn’t in line with the national migration policy of Slovakia and is also unacceptable to the Smer-SD party, Smer-SD leader and former prime minister Robert Fico has

Danko: Some People Confuse Democracy with Idea They Can Do Anything

Danko: Some People Confuse Democracy with Idea They Can Do Anything

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – Unfortunately, bad thoughts, selfishness and malice prevail also today, in the context of modern social networks, with some people confusing democracy with the idea they can do anything, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) while laying a wreath at the communist victims memorial

Another 'For a Decent Slovakia' Rally in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Another 'For a Decent Slovakia' Rally in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – The SNP Square in Bratislava on Friday saw another ‘For a Decent Slovakia’ rally that drew thousands of people, TASR learnt on the same day. The crowd in the protest held on the eve of the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet revolution repeatedly chanted slogans such

Book on Murdered Kuciak and Kusnirova Published

Book on Murdered Kuciak and Kusnirova Published

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – Publishing house Ringier Axel Springer is releasing a book about murdered investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova entitled ‘Silenced’. The book contains a comprehensive view of the lives of the murdered couple as well as an overview of Kuciak’s work as a