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Lajcak: Slovakia Ready to Contribute to Bolstering of Road Safety

Lajcak: Slovakia Ready to Contribute to Bolstering of Road Safety

Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) – Slovakia is prepared to contribute to the process of bolstering safety on roads, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) said after meeting UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt in Bratislava on Friday. The talks revolved about firming up

I'll Miss You Andrej, Zeman Told Kiska During Farewell Visit

I'll Miss You Andrej, Zeman Told Kiska During Farewell Visit

Bratislava/Lany, May 30 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska attended a meeting with his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman at the Lany Chateau in the Czech Republic, which is the summer seat of Czech presidents, news portal Novinky.cz reported on Thursday. Kiska arrived in Lany as part of his farewell

Average Voter Turnout in EU Over 50 percent, Slovakia Bottom Again

Average Voter Turnout in EU Over 50 percent, Slovakia Bottom Again

Bratislava/Brussels, May 27 (TASR) – The average voter turnout in the European Parliament elections across the European Union was 50.82 percent, with the lowest figure (22.74 percent) being reported by Slovakia once again, according to results published by the European Parliament on its website. Conversely, Belgium recorded the

Analyst: Political Comeback of Christian Democrats Real Surprise of EP Race

Analyst: Political Comeback of Christian Democrats Real Surprise of EP Race

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The greatest leap in popularity and the surprise of the 2019 European Parliament election is the non-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), which managed to stage a political comeback and acquire two MEPs seats according to preliminary results, Vaclav Hrich of AKO agency stated on Sunday. Hrich

Official Election Results: Progressive Slovakia Wins on 20.11%

Official Election Results: Progressive Slovakia Wins on 20.11%

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The coalition Progressive Slovakia-Together won the 2019 European Parliament election in Slovakia on 20.11 percent of votes, followed up by Smer-SD (15.72 percent) and LSNS (12.07 percent), according to official results confirmed by the State Electoral Commission on late Sunday. Also making it

Pellegrini Happy to See "Two Threats" Averted in Slovak Euro-vote

Pellegrini Happy to See "Two Threats" Averted in Slovak Euro-vote

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) in his initial reaction to estimates of the results of Saturday’s European elections in Slovakia said that he was happy to observe “two threats” averted – one of a low turnout, and one of a possible gain for “anti-European forces

Simecka: It's Possible to Succeed with Positive Energy in Slovakia

Simecka: It's Possible to Succeed with Positive Energy in Slovakia

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The European Parliament elections in Slovakia on Saturday confirmed, as did the presidential election in March, that it’s possible to succeed in the country with positive energy and a clearly pro-European programme, and without populism, fear-mongering and hatred, Progressive Slovakia’s candidate for an MEP