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Windstorm Damages Graves at National Cemetery in Martin

Windstorm Damages Graves at National Cemetery in Martin

Martin, December 2 (TASR) – Up to 60 gravestones at the National Cemetery in Martin (Zilina region) were damaged by a windstorm, which uprooted several trees on the site early on Friday, Martin Mayor and Parliamentary Vice-chairman Andrej Hrnciar reported later in the day. “We’re examining the extent of the

Pellegrini: WIFI4EU Should Provide Free-of-charge Internet for All

Pellegrini: WIFI4EU Should Provide Free-of-charge Internet for All

Brussels, December 2 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU has succeeded in just two months in coming to an EU-wide agreement on the WIFI4EU programme, whose aim is to provide free-of-charge access to high-speed internet in towns and cities of EU-member states, Deputy Prime Minister for

UNESCO Puts Slovak and Czech Puppetry on List of Intangible Heritage

UNESCO Puts Slovak and Czech Puppetry on List of Intangible Heritage

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – Puppet theatre in Slovakia and the Czech Republic has been put on the list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, TASR learnt on Thursday. According to

Moedas: €2 billion to Be Spent by EU on Energy Innovation

Moedas: €2 billion to Be Spent by EU on Energy Innovation

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – As much as €2 billion will be spent by the EU on energy innovation, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas announced at an international conference entitled ‘SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference’ (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday. Moedas was outlining the European Strategic Energy

Plavcan Awards Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Plavcan Awards Olympic and Paralympic Athletes

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan at the University of Economics in Bratislava on Thursday presented commemorative coins to athletes who represented Slovakia at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro in August and September, respectively. “I admire in these young people mainly

Drucker: Health Care Needs More Money in 2017

Drucker: Health Care Needs More Money in 2017

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – A €50-million budget reserve for health care next year won’t be enough, Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) told TASR on Thursday. “It’s necessary to have enough money to prevent the system from collapsing. I’m afraid that the amount of money currently

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – EU-member states need to be able to define their own energy mix in line with their national conditions, said Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) at the international SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday. Ziga was referring to the so-called winter energy package,