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U.S. Embassy: Oceans Mustn't Stand in Way of Presidential Election Vote

U.S. Embassy: Oceans Mustn't Stand in Way of Presidential Election Vote

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – American Ambassador to Slovakia Adam Sterling recently hosted a group of U.S. citizens and talked to them about the importance of participating in the county’s democratic processes, particularly overseas voting in the presidential election, TASR was told by U.S. Embassy’s Consular Chief

ISU: Unhappy Teachers to Continue Their Strike Also in October

ISU: Unhappy Teachers to Continue Their Strike Also in October

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – The Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) will continue with their incremental strike, which began on September 13, also in October, representatives of ISU confirmed on Tuesday. “Mr. Finance Minister (Peter Kazimir) is asking us for “basal peace”… Unfortunately, those of us working in education and bearing witness

EU Health Ministers Discussed Drugs and Tuberculosis in Bratislava

EU Health Ministers Discussed Drugs and Tuberculosis in Bratislava

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – Increasing the availability of drugs, as well as vaccinations, tuberculosis and food reformulation were high on the agenda of a two-day informal meeting of health ministers from 28 EU-member states that began in Bratislava on Monday (October 3), TASR learnt on Tuesday. European Commissioner for Health

Lajcak in Brussels Hands over €50,000 for Completing Schools in Afghanistan

Lajcak in Brussels Hands over €50,000 for Completing Schools in Afghanistan

Brussels/Bratislava, October 4 (TASR corespondent) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak presented, on behalf of Slovakia, a €50,000 cheque to Nasir Jalili, the coordinator of the Afghan non-profit organisation Khair Khwa Social Services and Development Organisation in Brussels on Tuesday. The Slovak financial support will be

Tripartite Wants Further Discussions about 2017 Budget Draft

Tripartite Wants Further Discussions about 2017 Budget Draft

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – The draft of the state budget for 2017 that was negotiated by the Slovak Economic and Social Council at an extraordinary session in Bratislava on Tuesday was criticised by the social partners on the same day. Social partners said they had too little time to properly

Fico: New Nuclear Facility Project Can Be Anytime Revived

Fico: New Nuclear Facility Project Can Be Anytime Revived

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – The situation concerning construction and investment in nuclear facilities has extremely changed, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference in Bratislava on Tuesday within the 11th session of the European Nuclear Energy Forum. Fico was answering the question concerning the development of the so-called

Danko: I'll Wait for Court's Decision on Constitutional Judges

Danko: I'll Wait for Court's Decision on Constitutional Judges

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) will not announce a new election of candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court as long as the Constitutional Court decides on complaints filed by rejected candidates, Danko told journalists on Monday. “Now it’s important how the