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Jourova Praises Progress on Path to European Prosecutor

Jourova Praises Progress on Path to European Prosecutor

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Large cross-border fraud involving VAT and other types of fraud are committed across Europe and often don’t respect borders, and as this is a European and not just a national problem it calls for a European solution, Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) concurred with EU

ZAP: Slovakia's Car Output also Exceeded Million Threshold in 2016

ZAP: Slovakia's Car Output also Exceeded Million Threshold in 2016

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Slovakia’s automotive industry exceeded the one million threshold in terms of car output also in 2016, representatives of the Slovak Automobile Industry Association (ZAP) told a news conference on Tuesday. Over 1.04 million vehicles were manufactured at Kia Motors Slovakia, Peugeot Citroen Slovakia and

Fico: OECD to Conduct Audit of Anti-corruption Legislation in Slovakia

Fico: OECD to Conduct Audit of Anti-corruption Legislation in Slovakia

Paris, January 16 (TASR – correspondent) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will carry out an audit of Slovak anti-corruption legislation, according to an agreement struck between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurrio in Paris on Monday. “I as prime minister want an objective

Interior Ministry: Only Police Can Restore Order on Trains

Interior Ministry: Only Police Can Restore Order on Trains

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) – Only the police can step in when public order is disrupted on board trains, and neither People’s Party-Our Slovakia (LSNS) patrols nor Roma civil patrols have any authority to do so, said the Interior Ministry in response to OLaNO-NOVA’s initiative from earlier in the

Lajcak: No Point to Judge Trump's Administration before it Assumes Office

Lajcak: No Point to Judge Trump's Administration before it Assumes Office

Brussels, January 16 (TASR correspondent) – It makes no sense to speculate over steps by Donald Trump’s new administration sooner than it assume office, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak said before the EU Foreign Affairs Council’s first meeting of the year, which will be held in

SHMU: Ice Floods Hazard Still in Place, Severe Freeze Expected at Night

SHMU: Ice Floods Hazard Still in Place, Severe Freeze Expected at Night

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – There’s a persisting risk of ice floods, particularly in Slovakia’s northern regions, and a first-degree alert is in place, the Slovak Hydrometeorological Office (SHMU) announced on Sunday. “In view of the frigid temperatures, a range of ice phenomena occur in bodies of water – shore

SNS in Favour of Closing Shops on Public Holidays

SNS in Favour of Closing Shops on Public Holidays

Bratislava, January 14 (TASR) – Work on public holidays – unless required for the essential personnel such as fire-fighters, police officers and doctors – is equivalent to modern-day slavery, and the supra-national retail chains are typically the slaveholders, according to the Slovak National Party (SNS). To this end, SNS – along with its coalition