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Jozef Svolik to Temporarily Lead Slovak National Theatre

Jozef Svolik to Temporarily Lead Slovak National Theatre

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – The Slovak National Theatre (SND) will be temporarily led by Jozef Svolik, head of the department of art and artistic institutions at the Culture Ministry, under whose long-term management four state theatres also belong, TASR was told by Culture Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Vicianova on Monday. “With

Dutch Experts Discuss Protection of Journalists in Slovakia

Dutch Experts Discuss Protection of Journalists in Slovakia

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) – Dutch experts discussed the options for protecting journalists in Slovakia, presenting measures used in the Netherlands at a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. The experts pointed to the importance of cooperation between employers, employees, the police and the prosecution service. “From the viewpoint of employers,

President: People Shouldn't Remain Silent If They See Anti-Semitism Around Them

President: People Shouldn't Remain Silent If They See Anti-Semitism Around Them

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) – People shouldn’t remain silent if they see signs of anti-Semitism around them, President Zuzana Caputova said on Friday, marking Memorial Day for Victims of the Holocaust and Racial Violence at the Fish Square in Bratislava, drawing attention to the rise of extremism. According to the

SaS Wants to Scrap Viewer Licence Fees and Replace Them with State Contribution

SaS Wants to Scrap Viewer Licence Fees and Replace Them with State Contribution

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) – The Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party has proposed scrapping viewer licence fees and replacing them with a contribution from the state budget of an amount set by law. The party wants to assert changes through an amendment to the law on special construction tax, which would

Museum to Present Warhol Prints on Kremenec Peak in Poloniny Mountains

Museum to Present Warhol Prints on Kremenec Peak in Poloniny Mountains

Medzilaborce, August 4 (TASR) – Eight exhibition prints by Andy Warhol will be taken to Kremenec, the highest peak of the Poloniny Mountains on the Slovak-Polish-Ukrainian border, on Friday (August 5), with the Andy Warhol Museum of Modern Art in Medzilaborce (Presov region) thus starting the concept of experimental performative exhibitions

Culture Ministry Presents Alternative Route for New Tram Line Bypassing SND

Culture Ministry Presents Alternative Route for New Tram Line Bypassing SND

Bratislava, July 19 (TASR) – The Culture Ministry, along with activists and experts, has presented an alternative new tram route in the wider centre of Bratislava that would bypass the new Slovak National Theatre (SND) building on Pribinova Street in Bratislava and could partly run underground, Culture Minister Natalia Milanova (OLaNO)

Slovakia to Become Member of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee

Slovakia to Become Member of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – Slovakia has been elected as a member of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, TASR has learnt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Along with Uzbekistan, Slovakia will begin its four-year mandate on November 28, 2022, during the committee’s