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Poll: Kiska Most Trusted of Top Three Constitutional Officials

Poll: Kiska Most Trusted of Top Three Constitutional Officials

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska is viewed as the most trustworthy person among the three top constitutional officials in Slovakia, followed by Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD), according to a telephone survey carried out by AKO agency between May

New Armoured Vehicle Aligator Has World Premiere at IDEB

New Armoured Vehicle Aligator Has World Premiere at IDEB

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – The new light Aligator armoured vehicle is having its world premiere at the IDEB international defence equipment fair in Bratislava on May 10-12, TASR learnt on Wednesday. This is the third generation of Aligators. Older types have been part of Slovak military equipment since 2005. According

Ersek: R7 to Make Life Easier for Tens of Thousands of Commuters

Ersek: R7 to Make Life Easier for Tens of Thousands of Commuters

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – When it has been built, the R7 expressway forming part of the Bratislava bypass will make the lives of tens of thousands of people commuting to Bratislava easier, apart from boosting the economic potential of the Zitny Ostrov area in southwestern Slovakia, Transport, Construction and Regional

Kalinak: Shooting near Velky Meder Was Unambiguously Justified

Kalinak: Shooting near Velky Meder Was Unambiguously Justified

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told journalists on Wednesday that, based on the information available so far, he finds the action taken by customs officers near Velky Meder (Trnava region) in which a Syrian woman suffered a gunshot injury to be unambiguously justified and appropriate for

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in Early May Ahead of SaS and SNS

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in Early May Ahead of SaS and SNS

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Had a general election been held between May 4-10, the governing-coalition Smer-SD party would have won on 29.8 percent (50 seats in the 150-seat House), compared to its result of 28.3 percent in the general election on March 5, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The

Gorbachev Too Ill to Come for Honorary Citizenship to Kosice

Gorbachev Too Ill to Come for Honorary Citizenship to Kosice

Kosice, May 10 (TASR) – Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev won’t be able to come to Kosice any time soon to assume its honorary citizenship, as doctors have recommended that he shouldn’t travel by plane, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Gorbachev, 85, announced this in a letter to former Slovak

Reznik: 2015 Was TASR's Most Successful Year for Six Years

Reznik: 2015 Was TASR's Most Successful Year for Six Years

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – The year 2015 was the most successful one for the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) for the past six years, according to figures included in a report on TASR’s activities in the second half of 2015 that was acknowledged by the members of