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Suspect in Ill-fated Break-in Attempt at Knazko's Home Now in Custody

Suspect in Ill-fated Break-in Attempt at Knazko's Home Now in Custody

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – The Czech man believed to have broken into the house of actor and former politician Milan Knazko in Bratislava in the dark of the night earlier this week only to sustain a gunshot wound after Knazko opened fire was taken into custody on Friday, TASR learnt

Matovic: Slovaks Work on Sundays Most out of EU Countries

Matovic: Slovaks Work on Sundays Most out of EU Countries

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – Slovaks work on Sundays the most out of all EU countries, while Poles work the least, OLaNO MPs Igor Matovic and Anna Veresova told a news conference in Bratislava on Friday, adding that the Labour Code does not require employers to pay their employees extra for

A total of 29 New Military Cars Worth 13.3 mn Handed over to Slovak Soldiers

A total of 29 New Military Cars Worth 13.3 mn Handed over to Slovak Soldiers

Nemsova, January 13 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) handed over 29 new military vehicles worth €13.3 million in total to the Slovak Armed Forces in the town of Nemsova (Trencin region) on Friday, TASR learnt on the same day. According to the defence

Kia Made Nearly 340,000 Cars and Record-high 612,000 Engines in 2016

Kia Made Nearly 340,000 Cars and Record-high 612,000 Engines in 2016

Teplicka nad Vahom, January 12 (TASR) – Kia Motors Slovakia produced a record-high 612,900 engines, which represents an annual rise of 5 percent, along with a total of 339,500 passenger cars in 2016, TASR learnt from the car plant’s spokesman Jozef Bace on Thursday, The majority of the

Zeman: Slovak Presidency Changed Attitude towards Migration Crisis

Zeman: Slovak Presidency Changed Attitude towards Migration Crisis

Bratislava/Prague, January 12 (TASR) – The Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of last year changed the EU’s attitude towards the migration crisis, and that’s why it was successful, Czech President Milos Zeman has said in an exclusive interview for TASR and

Fico: Coalition Going Strong, Talk of Early Election Without Merit

Fico: Coalition Going Strong, Talk of Early Election Without Merit

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – The governing coalition continues to work well and is stable, hence there’s no reason for an early election, Prime Minister and Smer-SD party chairman Robert Fico told a press conference on Thursday. “We trust and respect each other, and we’re ready to work hard

Independent MPs Want to Scrap VUCs in 2017 with No Replacement

Independent MPs Want to Scrap VUCs in 2017 with No Replacement

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – Independent MPs Katarina Machackova and Miroslav Beblavy have submitted for the next parliamentary session proposals for legislation that would scrap Slovakia’s eight self-governing regions (VUCs) as early as in 2017 without any replacement, TASR learnt on Thursday. The two MPs proposed amending 28 laws in