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Vychodna Folklore Festival Opens Its Gate in Liptov on Thursday

Vychodna Folklore Festival Opens Its Gate in Liptov on Thursday

Vychodna June 29 (TASR) – The oldest and largest folklore festival in Slovakia began in the village of Vychodna (Zilina region) situated under the Krivan hill on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. The main theme of the 63rd edition of the festival is folklore in its traditional and modern

Photographer Kulisev Displays Works on North Pole

Photographer Kulisev Displays Works on North Pole

Bratislava/Murmansk, July 22 (TASR) – Slovak photographer and explorer Filip Kulisev held an exhibition at the most unorthodox place in his career – putting his works on display on Wednesday (July 21) at the northernmost locale on the planet, directly on the North Pole, TASR learnt on Thursday. “If we take

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Astana, June 10 (TASR) – Opportunities, such as the international Expo 2017 exposition in Astana, are a good way how to make Slovakia more visible, stated Slovak Economy Minister Peter Ziga, who is heading the Slovak delegation at the opening of this international event in Kazakhstan. “We’ve tried to prepare

Eight Candidates for RTVS Director Advance to Parliamentary Vote

Eight Candidates for RTVS Director Advance to Parliamentary Vote

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – The parliamentary culture and media committee on Tuesday advanced eight candidates for the parliamentary vote in June aimed at selecting the new general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS), TASR learnt on the same day. Norbert Majer, who failed to attend the public

Kurilla Welcomes Idea of Using UNESCO Brand for Sustainable Tourism

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – An international conference entitled Leveraging the UNESCO Brand for Sustainable Tourism Development in Central European Regions, due to take place in Bardejov Spa (Presov region) on Friday (May 5), is an opportunity for Slovakia to make more effective use of sites included in the World Heritage

Slovak Student Film about Ukrainian Immigrants Heading to Cannes Festival

Slovak Student Film about Ukrainian Immigrants Heading to Cannes Festival

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – A Slovak student film entitled Atlantida, 2003 (Atlantis, 2003) has been shortlisted for the official selection of the forthcoming 70th Cannes Film Festival scheduled to take place in May, the film’s director Michal Blasko told TASR on Thursday. The movie, which describes the story of

SAV Unveils Eighth Volume of National 'Encyclopaedia Beliana'

SAV Unveils Eighth Volume of National 'Encyclopaedia Beliana'

Bratislava, March 23 (TASR) – The eighth part of the twelve-volume Encyclopaedia Beliana, named after 17/18th century Slovak polymath Matthias Bel, was presented by the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) on Thursday. On 678 pages the latest volume explains more than 4,200 entries in alphabetic order from various spheres,