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Young Afghan Attacks Two Men with Knife in Bratislava

Young Afghan Attacks Two Men with Knife in Bratislava

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – A police investigator has pressed charges of wounding, rowdiness and unlawful threats against a 22-year-old man from Afghanistan who set upon two men with a knife in Bratislava on Sunday, Bratislava regional police directorate spokesperson Lucia Mihalikova told TASR on Tuesday. The Afghan became involved in

URSO: Water Charges to Remain at 2016 Levels

URSO: Water Charges to Remain at 2016 Levels

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – The Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) announced to Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday that it will release a directive returning water charges to the levels seen in 2016, as it has done with electricity, Fico’s spokesperson Beatrice Szaboova reported on the

Share of Slovak Groceries on Shelves Still Below 40 percent in 2016

Share of Slovak Groceries on Shelves Still Below 40 percent in 2016

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Slovak foodstuffs accounted for 39.91 percent of grocery items on the shelves of retail chains in Slovakia late last year, TASR learnt from a survey that the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK) carried out in November. “It needs to be said that we’re

House Committee Slaps Fine on Danko for Property Disclosure Omission

House Committee Slaps Fine on Danko for Property Disclosure Omission

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman and leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko has acted in contravention of the Conflict of Interests Act by failing to include ‘claims against a third party’ in his property disclosure for 2015, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The omission concerned Danko’s

Kazimir in Cuba Discussing Slovak Investments in Energy Sector

Kazimir in Cuba Discussing Slovak Investments in Energy Sector

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) is holding a series of talks with representatives of the Cuban Government in the country’s capital of Havana to strengthen cooperation between both countries, TASR learnt from the Finance Ministry press department on Tuesday. Kazimir first met Cuban Council of

Lyra Chocolate in Nitra to Cooperate with Shuar Indian Tribe

Lyra Chocolate in Nitra to Cooperate with Shuar Indian Tribe

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – The Nitra-based chocolate manufacturer Lyra Chocolate will cooperate with an Ecuadorian Indian tribe called Shuar, which is based in Ecuador’s Taisha region, as the company’s representative Karol Styblo signed a cooperation agreement with a representative of the tribe on Monday (February 6). “It’s

Loss at US Court Might Complicate Slovakia's Position in Talc Arbitration

Loss at US Court Might Complicate Slovakia's Position in Talc Arbitration

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – American investigation authorities are examining reasons for arbitration between a company called EuroGas and the Slovak Republic concerning the allegedly illegal withdrawal of a licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region). The court of the State of Utah in Salt Lake City is currently