RTVS Employees Go on Three-hour Warning Strike
Some employees and partners of public-service broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) went on a three-hour strike at noon on Monday.
Culture
Culture Minister Simkovicova Survives No-confidence Motion in Parliament
Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) - Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) survived a no-confidence motion in Parliament on Tuesday, with 64 MPs of the 142 MPs present for the vote backing the opposition proposal to dismiss her, while 78 MPs were against.
The motion to dismiss
Cabinet Okays Bill on Slovak Television and Radio
Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) is to be renamed Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), according to the draft law on STVR approved by the government on Wednesday.
The director will be elected by a nine-member council including four nominees from the Culture Ministry.
Fico: Gov't to Deal with Law on STaR at Away-from-home Session on Wednesday
The government will deal with a bill on public-broadcaster Slovak Television and Radio (STaR) at its away-from-home session in Dolna Krupa (Trnava region) on Wednesday (April 24), Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference following his inspection day at the Culture Ministry on Monday.
RTVS Director Machaj: Draft Changes for RTVS Effort to Politicise Public-service Space
Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - The draft law on Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS) is a tool for politicising the public-service space, current RTVS general director Lubos Machaj said on Tuesday in reaction to a bill submitted by the Culture Ministry for inter-departmental review, adding that he also thinks
Simkovicova: State Must Increase Control over Public-service Art Funds
Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) - Public-service art funds won't be merged but it's necessary for the state to have relevant tools by which it can control their management and the use of public resources for support activities, stressed Culture Minister Martina Simkovicova (a Slovak National Party/
ZMOS and TASR News Agency Sign Contract on Cooperation
Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) chairman Jozef Bozik and News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) general director Vladimir Puchala signed a contract on cooperation on Thursday.