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Prominent Lawyers Urge Parliament to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Prominent Lawyers Urge Parliament to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – It would be legitimate to scrap the amnesties issued by former premier Vladimir Meciar as acting president in 1998 concerning the 1995 kidnapping of then president Michal Kovac’s son Michal and of a thwarted referendum, several prominent lawyers claim in a statement released on Monday.

Hrnko: Policemen Decided in Advance to Seize My Driving Licence

Hrnko: Policemen Decided in Advance to Seize My Driving Licence

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – Slovak National Party (SNS) vice-chairman Anton Hrnko claimed on Monday that the police patrol that stopped his car and seized his driving licence for an alleged misdemeanour had decided to do so in advance. At a press conference, Hrnko presented an audio-visual recording from the police

VsZP to Terminate Contracts with 120 Doctor's Surgeries

VsZP to Terminate Contracts with 120 Doctor's Surgeries

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – The state-owned health insurer VsZP is about to terminate contracts with around 120 doctor’s surgeries and several treatment facilities, TASR learnt from VsZP director Miroslav Kocan on Monday. The measures are part of the insurer’s shake-up programme in response to its estimated loss of

Survey: Novy Cas, Pravda and SME Most Popular Dailies in 2H16

Survey: Novy Cas, Pravda and SME Most Popular Dailies in 2H16

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The most often read daily newspapers in Slovakia in the second half of 2016 were Novy Cas tabloid, SME and Pravda, according to the latest MML-TGI survey of 3Q16 and 4Q16 carried out by Median SK agency. In the monitored period, Novy Cas recorded 677,000

Bratislava: US Embassy Must Prove its Security Fence is Legal by February 3d

Bratislava: US Embassy Must Prove its Security Fence is Legal by February 3d

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – The United States Embassy to Slovakia must prove that its security fence on the Hviezdoslavovo Namestie in Bratislava is a legal structure by February 3, Bratislava Old Town spokesperson Nora Gubkova has told TASR. “If the Embassy won’t comply, the Construction Office of Bratislava Old

Slovakia 24/7 - News in English

Slovakia 24/7 - News in English

Bratislava, January 27 (TABLET.TV) – Watch our weekly digest of the week’s news with Terry Moran called Slovakia 24/7, today featuring: * Slovakia Returns to WEF in Davos * Danko’s Promotion to Captain * Bizzare Twists in Courts Slovakia 24/7 - News in EnglishTASR.TV je internetová televízia Tlačovej

Analysts: State Needs to Step Up Help for Long-term Unemployed

Analysts: State Needs to Step Up Help for Long-term Unemployed

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The lack of a qualified workforce plays an increasingly central role vis-a-vis reducing unemployment and creating new jobs, analysts have told TASR. Employment Institute director Michal Palenik faulted the state for underfunding employment policies. He said that 98.5 percent of jobless people fail to be