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Maria Patakyova Elected as New Ombudswoman

Maria Patakyova Elected as New Ombudswoman

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – Maria Patakyova was elected as the new ombudswoman in a secret ballot in Parliament on Wednesday. The governing coalition candidate, who received 75 votes in the 150-member House, will replace Jana Dubovcova, whose five-year term expires on March 28. Patakyova’s rivals in the secret ballot,

Coalition Parties to Liaise More Closely, Intending to March On

Coalition Parties to Liaise More Closely, Intending to March On

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The leaders of the coalition parties – Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid – will meet and communicate with each other more often, said Prime Minister and Smer chairman Robert Fico after the Coalition Council session on Wednesday. The three leaders – Fico plus SNS chairman Andrej

Prime Minister: Coalition Living Its Normal Inner Life

Prime Minister: Coalition Living Its Normal Inner Life

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The governing coalition has been living its normal inner life, said Prime Minister and Smer-SD leader Robert Fico ahead of the Coalition Council meeting on Wednesday. These are three parties that have different opinions on many things; but the coalition has been formed and is bound

Banska Stiavnica Set to Join UNESCO's Underground Europe Route

Banska Stiavnica Set to Join UNESCO's Underground Europe Route

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – Traditional mining town Banska Stiavnica (Banska Bystrica region) is likely to appear on UNESCO’s new tourist map devoted to underground world heritage, TASR learnt from UNESCO World Heritage Centre expert for Sustainable Tourism Peter Debrine on Wednesday. Slovakia should thus become a pilot country among

State to Continue Supporting Organ Transplants in Slovakia

State to Continue Supporting Organ Transplants in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The number of organ transplants in Slovakia is increasing, according to a Health Ministry-sponsored report on meeting the National Transplant Programme, which was acknowledged by the Cabinet at its regular session on Wednesday. According to the report, doctors in Slovakia transplanted 184 kidneys, 27 hearts and

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