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Cabinet Okays Suspension of PPP Project for New Bratislava Hospital

Cabinet Okays Suspension of PPP Project for New Bratislava Hospital

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved the suspension of the public-private partnership (PPP) project for constructing a new university hospital in Bratislava, as Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) said last month that the project can’t be carried out under current conditions.

WTA Champion Cibulkova Receives Hero's Welcome at Home

WTA Champion Cibulkova Receives Hero's Welcome at Home

Bratislava, November 1 (TASR) – Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova returned from the WTA Tour in Singapore to her homeland on Tuesday ranked as the official world No. 5 women’s tennis player. After defeating world No. 1 Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 in the WTA Finals on Sunday (October 30), Cibulkova

Prochazka Gives Up Seat in Parliament and Siet Party Membership

Prochazka Gives Up Seat in Parliament and Siet Party Membership

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Radoslav Prochazka is giving up his MP’s seat and his membership of the party he founded and once led – Siet (Network) – as of Monday, TASR learnt from Siet spokesperson Karmen Nemetova on the same day. “I’ve decided to return to practising the law fully,

Budaj Wants Two Days to Commemorate Soviet Occupation and Its End

Budaj Wants Two Days to Commemorate Soviet Occupation and Its End

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – The number of commemorative days in Slovakia might increase, since MP Jan Budaj (OLaNO-NOVA) is suggesting two more days to commemorate the Soviet occupation and its end, Budaj told a news conference on Monday. Budaj wants August 21 to be included in an amendment to the

Governing MPs Suggest Scraping Second Round of Regional Governor Election

Governing MPs Suggest Scraping Second Round of Regional Governor Election

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Governing coalition MPs for Smer-SD and Most-Hid want a one-round election when selecting regional governors, TASR learnt on Monday. Smer-SD and Most-Hid suggest scrapping the election’s second round in an amendment to the Voting Rights Act. They also suggest amending the election campaign law and

Fico: Let's Rejoice at the Inking of CETA Trade Agreement

Fico: Let's Rejoice at the Inking of CETA Trade Agreement

Brussels, October 30 (TASR) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, European Council President Donald Tusk, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico – representing Slovakia as the country presiding over the Council of the EU – and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker signed the European-Canadian CETA trade agreement at 2 p.m. in Brussels on

Dominika Cibulkova Triumphs Over Angelique Kerber to Win WTA Finals Title

Dominika Cibulkova Triumphs Over Angelique Kerber to Win WTA Finals Title

Singapore, October 30 (TASR) – Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulkova claimed the biggest victory of her career by decisively defeating world’s number one Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 in the WTA Finals in Singapore on Sunday. The Slovak, 27, secured her way into the final after her dramatic three-set semifinal win