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Reznik Rejects Questioning of Expertise and Moral Credit of Management

Reznik Rejects Questioning of Expertise and Moral Credit of Management

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Public broadcaster RTVS is free and is fulfilling its public-service mission, members of the RTVS management headed by director general Jaroslav Reznik stressed at a press conference on Friday. “There is no cleansing, no normalisation threats in RTVS. RTVS belongs to all viewers and listeners,” emphasised

Reznik: No Political Power Influences RTVS Broadcasting

Reznik: No Political Power Influences RTVS Broadcasting

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – No political power has been interfering with the work of the Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) public broadcaster, and it never will, stated RTVS general director Jaroslav Reznik at a session of the parliamentary culture and media committee on Thursday. “At the same time I stress

Kiska: I Watch Situation in RTVS with Serious Concern

Kiska: I Watch Situation in RTVS with Serious Concern

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska in connection with World Press Freedom Day, which falls on May 3, wrote on Facebook that it is with great concern that he is watching the current situation in the public broadcaster RTVS. Kiska considers the alleged censorship and groundless dismissing of

People from Culture Area Calling For Dismissal of Culture Minister

People from Culture Area Calling For Dismissal of Culture Minister

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Activists behind the ‘Cultural resit’ initiative on Thursday handed over to the Government Office an open letter, in which they called on Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) to dismiss Culture Minister Lubica Lassakova (Smer-SD) from her post and appoint a new, competent and morally pure candidate.

Forest Fire Broke Out in High Tatra Mountains, Tens of Firefighters in Action

Forest Fire Broke Out in High Tatra Mountains, Tens of Firefighters in Action

Vysoke Tatry, May 3 (TASR) – A fire broke out in the High Tatra Mountains (Presov region) and has already covered an area of about 30 hectares, TASR learnt from spokesperson of the Firefighter and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) Zuzana Farkasova. The forest fire in the area of Kezmarske Zlaby has been

Pellegrini: U.S. Steel Does Not Plan on Quitting Kosice-based Steelworks

Pellegrini: U.S. Steel Does Not Plan on Quitting Kosice-based Steelworks

Kosice, May 3 (TASR) – The U.S. Steel Kosice steelmaker is not ending its production in Slovakia and U.S. Steel is not leaving Kosice, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said following his meeting with officials of the Kosice-based factory on Thursday. “I firmly believe it will remain the biggest

Merkel: Slovakia Must Do Utmost to Investigate Reporter’s Murder

Merkel: Slovakia Must Do Utmost to Investigate Reporter’s Murder

Berlin, May 2 (TASR-correspodent) – The German Government expects that Slovakia will do everything possible to see the double murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée investigated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after meeting Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) in Berlin on Wednesday. Acknowledging that Pellegrini didn’t have