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Kiska: Politicians Must Prevent Disintegration of Society, Courage Needed

Kiska: Politicians Must Prevent Disintegration of Society, Courage Needed

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) – The Slovak Republic recently celebrated its 25th anniversary, and it’s up to politicians to prevent society from disintegrating due to a lack of public trust in the state, said President Andrej Kiska in his State of the Republic Address in Parliament on Wednesday. According to

Pellegrini in Budapest Visits Bielik's Exhibition on 1968 Occupation

Pellegrini in Budapest Visits Bielik's Exhibition on 1968 Occupation

Budapest, June 12 (TASR) – At the end of his one-day official visit to Budapest on Tuesday, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) visited an exhibition of the work of Slovak photographer Ladislav Bielik (1939-1984) that involves large-scale photographs depicting moments from the occupation of Bratislava by Warsaw Pact troops in

Fico: Smer-SD Derives Satisfaction from Merkel's About-face on Quotas

Fico: Smer-SD Derives Satisfaction from Merkel's About-face on Quotas

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded that Slovakia was right and the mandatory migration resettlement quotas have fallen short of their intended purpose, which satisfies the Smer-SD party, Smer-SD chair Robert Fico claimed at a press conference on Tuesday. According to Fico, this fact represents a great

Premier: Economic Interests Can't Come Before Protection of Nature

Premier: Economic Interests Can't Come Before Protection of Nature

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – No one’s economic interests should be superior to environmental protection, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after meeting Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid) on Monday. “When Slovakia decides that its priority is to protect the environment and preserve sites, it’s the alpha and omega

Czechs and Slovaks Rate Key Events in Domestic Modern History

Czechs and Slovaks Rate Key Events in Domestic Modern History

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – The Slovak National Uprising in 1944, the creation of a sovereign Slovak Republic in 1993 and the 1989 Velvet Revolution are the key events in Slovakia’s modern history as chosen by the people of the country in a recent survey. Only the Velvet Revolution was

Coalition Says that Changes in Compensation for Disabled are Significant

Coalition Says that Changes in Compensation for Disabled are Significant

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – Compensation for people with severe disabilities is one of the top priorities for the current governing coalition, said Labour Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) after the approval of several changes to an amendment to the Act on Cash Benefits for Compensation for Severe Disability by the parliamentary

Analyst: Car Sector Surging, Overall Industrial Growth Rather Shy

Analyst: Car Sector Surging, Overall Industrial Growth Rather Shy

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – Despite the Slovak automotive sector’s surging output, the country’s overall industrial growth has been rather shy, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak stated on Monday in a commentary on Slovakia’s industrial production for April. Pointing to the annual ‘Easter effect’