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Fico: Culture Must Return to Spirit of National Traditions and Heritage

Fico: Culture Must Return to Spirit of National Traditions and Heritage

The Culture Ministry must return to a spirit of and strengthening of the cultural traditions and heritage of the Slovak nation, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party nominee) concurred following the premier's visit to the ministry on Monday.

Famous Composer and Keyboard Player Vaso Patejdl Dies at 68

Famous Composer and Keyboard Player Vaso Patejdl Dies at 68

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) - Popular Slovak musician Vaso Patejdl has died at the age of 68 years, Elan, a pop rock band that Patejdl co-founded in the 1960s, has reported on Facebook. "It is with infinite pain and emptiness in our hearts that we write to inform you that

Hero: Commemorating Roma Holocaust Important Mainly for Young Generation

Hero: Commemorating Roma Holocaust Important Mainly for Young Generation

Banska Bystrica, August 2 (TASR) - Commemorating the Roma Holocaust and events from the Second World War is important especially for the young generation, Government Proxy for Roma Communities Jan Hero stated following a commemoration at the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Museum in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday on the occasion

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