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Madaric: Quotas for Slovak Music Pose No Harm for Radio Stations

Madaric: Quotas for Slovak Music Pose No Harm for Radio Stations

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) – Slovak radio stations haven’t recorded a drop in listeners, and privately owned stations haven’t seen any decrease in ad revenues, either; on the contrary, there have even been improvements in these parameters in some cases, said Culture Minister Marek Madaric (Smer-SD) concerning the radio

Slovak Student Film about Ukrainian Immigrants Heading to Cannes Festival

Slovak Student Film about Ukrainian Immigrants Heading to Cannes Festival

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – A Slovak student film entitled Atlantida, 2003 (Atlantis, 2003) has been shortlisted for the official selection of the forthcoming 70th Cannes Film Festival scheduled to take place in May, the film’s director Michal Blasko told TASR on Thursday. The movie, which describes the story of

Stats Office: Consumer Prices Up by 1 percent Y-o-Y in March

Stats Office: Consumer Prices Up by 1 percent Y-o-Y in March

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – Consumer prices in Slovakia increased by 1 percent year-on-year in March 2017, the Slovak Statistics Office announced on Thursday. Prices increased y-o-y in the following categories in March: in transport – by 6.2 percent; in alcoholic beverages and tobacco – 3.2 percent; in health care – 3

Eustream Welcomes Russians' Assurances on Gas Transport

Eustream Welcomes Russians' Assurances on Gas Transport

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Slovak gas transport operator Eustream welcomes assurances from Russia that the Slovak pipelines will be used for gas transport long term, Eustream’s external communication specialist Pavol Kubik told TASR on Wednesday. Kubik was reacting to information presented in the media on Tuesday concerning the signing

TASR General Director Reznik to Run for Head of RTVS

TASR General Director Reznik to Run for Head of RTVS

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – After careful consideration, the general director of the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR), Jaroslav Reznik, has decided to throw in his lot with other contenders and vie for the post of Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) general director. “Yes, I’ll run and unveil

Sterling: U.S. Has No Plans for Military Bases in Slovakia

Sterling: U.S. Has No Plans for Military Bases in Slovakia

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – We recognise Slovakia as an advanced parliamentary democracy with all of the important freedoms respected, U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia Adam Sterling said on the ‘CD Club’ discussion show on Tablet.tv. He spoke in connection with the Reports on Human Rights Practices that the U.

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in April Ahead of SaS and LSNS

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in April Ahead of SaS and LSNS

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in April, the governing-coalition Smer-SD party would have won on 26.6 percent (with 45 seats in the 150-seat House), TASR learnt from a poll carried out by the Focus agency, which released the results on Wednesday. The survey, which