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Prosecutor-General Files Motion to Dissolve Kotleba's LSNS

Prosecutor-General Files Motion to Dissolve Kotleba's LSNS

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – Prosecutor-General Jaromir Ciznar on Wednesday (May 24) filed a motion with the Supreme Court to dissolve Marian Kotleba’s far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS), spokesperson for the Prosecutor-General’s Office Andrea Predajnova told TASR on Thursday. The Supreme Court disbanded Kotleba’s previous political

Kalinak: Information from Slovakia Helped Foil Terror Attack in Denmark

Kalinak: Information from Slovakia Helped Foil Terror Attack in Denmark

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – Information provided by the Slovak authorities has helped to prevent several terrorist attacks abroad, said Interior Minister Robert Kalinak on Radio Expres’s ‘Brano Zavodsky Nazivo’ talk show on Thursday. “Most recently, information that we provided helped lead to the arrest of people suspected of planning

KDH Sees Fear of LSNS behind Refusal to Publish its Billboard

KDH Sees Fear of LSNS behind Refusal to Publish its Billboard

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) wanted to order a billboard featuring the slogan “[far-right] LSNS has been in Parliament already for one year, but it has not managed to do anything there”; however, its publishing has been refused, TASR learnt from KDH spokesman Stano Zupa

Slovak 15-year-old Pupils below OECD Average in Financial Literacy

Slovak 15-year-old Pupils below OECD Average in Financial Literacy

Bratislava, May 24 (TASR) – Slovak pupils are below the average in OECD countries in terms of financial literacy, according to the results of the 2015 PISA financial literacy assessment of 15-year-old students that was released by the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry on Wednesday. Slovakia scored 445 points, while

GLOBSEC Forum in Bratislava to See 1,300 Guests from 70 Countries

GLOBSEC Forum in Bratislava to See 1,300 Guests from 70 Countries

Bratislava, May 23 – Some 1,300 guests from 70 countries are set to attend the 12th edition of the international security forum GLOBSEC 2017 due to begin in Bratislava this Friday (May 26), TASR learnt on Tuesday. It’s the largest number of participants in the history of the event,

Fico: Foreign Firms Should Say Clearly If They've Encountered Corruption

Fico: Foreign Firms Should Say Clearly If They've Encountered Corruption

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – Large foreign businesses should make it clear whether or not they’ve encountered corruption or non-transparent practices while operating in Slovakia, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after receiving key investors at the Government Office in Bratislava on Monday. Turning to Slovakia’s future and its position

Fico: I Hope Estonian EU Presidency Will be Flexible Enough

Fico: I Hope Estonian EU Presidency Will be Flexible Enough

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – The Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU will be highly interested in preserving the unity of the Union, which is incredibly important for its future; but this can be achieved in other ways than by blindly obeying commands and respecting the stronger ones, said