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Vandals Lever Out Statue of Napoleonic Soldier in Centre of Bratislava

Vandals Lever Out Statue of Napoleonic Soldier in Centre of Bratislava

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – Unknown vandals in the night of Friday and Saturday levered out and torn down a statue of a Napoleonic soldier, a tourist attraction located on Bratislava’s Main Square in front of the French Embassy, TASR learnt on Monday. The city police on Saturday morning secured

Imrecze: EC Not Claiming any Money from Us in Connection with Customs Frauds

Imrecze: EC Not Claiming any Money from Us in Connection with Customs Frauds

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) has not launched any proceedings against Slovakia and isn’t claiming any money from it, either; however, Slovakia is holding a discussion on the problem involving the so-called undervaluing of goods imported into the EU from countries outside Europe, head of the

Unique City Bikesharing Project Launched in Bratislava

Unique City Bikesharing Project Launched in Bratislava

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) – Thanks to a bikesharing service, a.k.a Slovnaft BAjk, that was launched in Bratislava on Friday (September 7), the capital city has enriched its range of alternative transport and shared services, TASR learnt on Sunday. Within the initial phase of the city bicycle sharing project

Tax Office: No Obligation to Pay €302 mn to EU for China Imports

Tax Office: No Obligation to Pay €302 mn to EU for China Imports

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Financial Administration (tax office) rejects claims that Slovakia should pay €302 million into the EU budget due to customs fraud, the authority’s spokesperson Ivana Skokanova told TASR on Saturday. Skokanova was responding to information reported by Dennik N daily on Friday (September 7)

AKO Poll: Smer-SD Still in Lead on 21.2 percent, SaS and SNS Follow

AKO Poll: Smer-SD Still in Lead on 21.2 percent, SaS and SNS Follow

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – If a general election had taken place late in August or at the beginning of September, the senior governing party Smer-SD would have been the winner on 21.2 percent of the votes, ahead of the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 16 percent and junior

Minister Ersek Demands Better State of Railway Crisis Readiness

Minister Ersek Demands Better State of Railway Crisis Readiness

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – Minister of Transport and Construction Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) demands a better state of readiness for railway crisis situations, TASR learnt on Friday. Referring to Thursday’s (September 6) incident when dozens of trains in Bratislava were left without power due to overhead lines being torn down,

Price of Sugar Constantly Falling; Growers and Producers Calling for Help

Price of Sugar Constantly Falling; Growers and Producers Calling for Help

Diakovce, September 7 (TASR) – The Agriculture Ministry continues to support the cultivation of beet sugar and sugar production in Slovakia, stated Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Friday after meeting beet sugar growers and sugar producers. According to Matecna, almost a year after the