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SNSLP: Slovaks More Inclined towards Xenophobia Than Multicuturalism

SNSLP: Slovaks More Inclined towards Xenophobia Than Multicuturalism

Bratislava, May 20 (TASR) – Cultural diversity has been viewed in Slovakia mainly as a problematic issue rather than an enriching element, Marian Mesaros, CEO of the Slovak National Centre for Human Rights (SNSLP), told TASR on Friday. Mesaros spoke in anticipation of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and

Bokova: Young Generation Can Put End to Poverty and Climate Change

Bokova: Young Generation Can Put End to Poverty and Climate Change

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in her lecture at Comenius University in Bratislava on Friday said that today’s young people are the first generation that can put an end to extreme poverty and the last that can resolve climate change. “The future is in this room,

UNESCO Chief Bokova Discusses Fighting Intolerance with Plavcan

UNESCO Chief Bokova Discusses Fighting Intolerance with Plavcan

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) as part of her official visit to Slovakia on Friday, TASR learnt from Plavcan. The two officials discussed the fight against intolerance and violence, which forms part

UNESCO Director-General Bokova to See Master Paul's Altar in Levoca

UNESCO Director-General Bokova to See Master Paul's Altar in Levoca

Levoca, May 3 (TASR) – UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova will visit the medieval town of Levoca (Presov region) on Saturday, with an agenda that includes a meeting with mayors of towns listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, sightseeing at the Saint James Basilica and an organ concert, TASR learnt on

Opposition Asks for Mandatory Excursions to Concentration Camp

Opposition Asks for Mandatory Excursions to Concentration Camp

Bratislava, April 21 (TASR) – Opposition MPs are appealing to Cabinet to incorporate mandatory visits to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp into secondary schools’ curricula and to set aside financial resources for this, TASR learnt on Thursday. Independent MP Zsolt Simon has come up with the initiative with the support of Opposition

Fico: Respect for Fallen WWII Soldiers Is Part of National Policy

Fico: Respect for Fallen WWII Soldiers Is Part of National Policy

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Respect for the soldiers who fell during the liberation of Bratislava and the whole of Slovakia is one of the basic pillars of national policies, said Prime Minister Robert Fico at the Slavin memorial in Bratislava on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the capital’

Slovak Radio Stations Must Play More Slovak Music as of Friday

Slovak Radio Stations Must Play More Slovak Music as of Friday

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Slovak radio stations will have to include more Slovak music in their broadcasts as of Friday, with an amendment to the law on broadcasting and retransmission taking effect as of the same day. Private radio stations will have to allocate at least 20 percent of their