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Suspect Device Removed from Presidential Palace Gardens

Suspect Device Removed from Presidential Palace Gardens

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – Pyrotechnicians on Monday dealt with a suspect device fixed to a tree in a publicly accessible part of the Presidential Palace gardens, President Andrej Kiska’s communications advisor Roman Krpelan wrote on a social network on the same day. “The device resembled a dictaphone and a

Fico Rings Kocan, Calls VsZP Recovery Plan "Bosh"

Fico Rings Kocan, Calls VsZP Recovery Plan "Bosh"

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Tuesday published on Facebook a recording of his phone call with director of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) Miroslav Kocan in which he lambasted the latter for what he described as a “nonsensical” recovery plan for VsZP. “I

Danko: Potential Loss of MP Mandate Is Sensitive Thing

Danko: Potential Loss of MP Mandate Is Sensitive Thing

Interference with an MP’s rights or the potential loss of an MP mandate is a sensitive thing, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party) said on Tuesday in reaction to the Constitutional Court’s verdict confirming a fine equalling six monthly salaries for OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic for not

EKS Saves More than €192 million Overall in 61,300 Deals

EKS Saves More than €192 million Overall in 61,300 Deals

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – More than 61,300 deals have already been contracted as part of the Electronic Contracting System (EKS), with the total price of the goods and services originally reaching almost €822.7 million, but the competitive environment provided by the system squeezed the total final price by

Two Syrians from Germany Arrested in Slovakia for Smuggling Migrants

Two Syrians from Germany Arrested in Slovakia for Smuggling Migrants

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The Slovak police have pressed charges of people smuggling against two Syrian nationals with temporary stays in Germany who were caught attempting to smuggle a 23-year old-Syrian woman with two children through the Rajka-Cunovo crossing at the Hungarian-Slovak border near Bratislava last week, TASR learnt on

Police Recommend Charges against Footballer Vladimir W. Jr.

Police Recommend Charges against Footballer Vladimir W. Jr.

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The police have concluded an investigation into alleged drunk driving by Slovak national football team player Vladimir W. Jr. last October with the recommendation that Bratislava I District Prosecutor’s Office should press charges, Bratislava Regional Police Directorate spokesperson Lucia Mihalikova told TASR on Monday. A

Amazon to Open New Logistics Centre in Sered

Amazon to Open New Logistics Centre in Sered

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The American internet commerce company Amazon wants to open its first reverse logistics centre in the Mountpark industrial zone in Sered (Trnava region) and create more than 1,000 jobs over the next three years, TASR learnt from Amazon representatives on Monday. The more than 60,