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EuroGas Fails for Now in International Arbitration with Slovakia for Talc

EuroGas Fails for Now in International Arbitration with Slovakia for Talc

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) – EuroGas has failed for now in its arbitration proceedings with Slovakia concerning the allegedly illegal withdrawal of a licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region), EuroGas managing board chairman Wolfgang Rauball has admitted on the company’s website. “The International Centre for Settlement of

Tesco Opens Its Third-largest Logistics Centre in Gan

Tesco Opens Its Third-largest Logistics Centre in Gan

Gan, August 21 (TASR) – Tesco opened its third-largest logistics centre in the world and its largest in central Europe in the village of Gan near Galanta (Trnava region) on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. The distribution centre, which covers 146,500 square metres, will provide jobs to 1,

Analysts: July Unemployment Reduced by Hunger for New Employees

Analysts: July Unemployment Reduced by Hunger for New Employees

Bratislava, August 21 (TASR) – Demand for new employees and the impact of tougher legislation are the main reasons behind the drop in unemployment in Slovakia in July, analysts told TASR on Monday in reaction to unemployment figures released by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) on Friday

Fico: I Won't Bring Down My Own Gov't, However Imperfect It Might Be

Fico: I Won't Bring Down My Own Gov't, However Imperfect It Might Be

Bratislava, August 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) refuses to make his own Government collapse, even though he concedes that the Cabinet is far from perfect, TASR learnt from a video that Fico published on his Facebook page on Sunday. The video was uploaded in response to a statement

Rainbow Pride Elicits Differing Reactions, Zitnanska Decries Any Hate Speech

Rainbow Pride Elicits Differing Reactions, Zitnanska Decries Any Hate Speech

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – People are free to hold various opinions on issues – even on those concerning LGBTI community, but instances of hate speech that Slovakia bore witness even today towards the Rainbow Pride 2017 have no place in tolerant society, Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) said on Saturday. Zitnanska

Rainbow Pride in Bratislava Attracts Turnout of 2,000, Promotes Gay Rights

Rainbow Pride in Bratislava Attracts Turnout of 2,000, Promotes Gay Rights

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – Some 2,000 people have converged upon Bratislava to attend the Rainbow Pride 2017 on Saturday, TASR learnt on the same day. Police warned the organisers that sympathizers of far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) have also come into the city, prompting the organisers to

Covered Eyes of Popular Statues Point out Unhappy Changes in UPN Act

Covered Eyes of Popular Statues Point out Unhappy Changes in UPN Act

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – The eyes of some sculptures and statues in Bratislava belonging to famous Slovak personalities are these days being covered with a red ribbon that includes an inscription reading ‘#pamataj’ (remember), TASR learnt on Friday. Partly through this action the Pamataj civil association, which is made up