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SaS: Constitutional Law on Higher Defence Spending Necessary

SaS: Constitutional Law on Higher Defence Spending Necessary

Bratislava, February 1 (TASR) – Parliamentary parties should adopt a declaration leading to a constitutional law stipulating the duty of gradually increasing Slovakia’s defence budget to reach at least 2 percent of its GDP, opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP and former defence minister Lubomir Galko said on Wednesday. Speaking

Chief of General Staff Maxim Receives Legion of Honour Decoration

Chief of General Staff Maxim Receives Legion of Honour Decoration

Bratislava, January 24 (TASR) – French Ambassador to Slovakia Christophe Leonzi on Monday (January 23) bestowed the highest French state decoration – the National Order of the Legion of Honour – upon Chief of the General Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Milan Maxim, TASR learnt from Slovak Armed Forces spokesman Stefan Zemanovic

OLaNO-NOVA Wants to Ban Military Promotion of Active Politicians

OLaNO-NOVA Wants to Ban Military Promotion of Active Politicians

Bratislava, January 23 (TASR) – Politicians who have gained their military ranks while actively serving in politics should be automatically deprived of them, OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic told a news conference on Monday, adding that his movement plans to submit an amendment to the law on conscription governing the granting of

Gajdos and Simicsko Remember Victims of Military Plane Crash in Hejce

Gajdos and Simicsko Remember Victims of Military Plane Crash in Hejce

Hejce/Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos and his Hungarian counterpart Istvan Simicsko on Thursday paid homage to the 42 people who were killed in a military aircraft crash near the Hungarian village of Hejce in 2006, TASR learnt on the same day. An AN-24 military aircraft

A total of 29 New Military Cars Worth 13.3 mn Handed over to Slovak Soldiers

A total of 29 New Military Cars Worth 13.3 mn Handed over to Slovak Soldiers

Nemsova, January 13 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) handed over 29 new military vehicles worth €13.3 million in total to the Slovak Armed Forces in the town of Nemsova (Trencin region) on Friday, TASR learnt on the same day. According to the defence

Soldiers Welcome 2017 with Traditional Gun Salute

Soldiers Welcome 2017 with Traditional Gun Salute

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – A 20-gun salute was fired from the banks of the Danube River in Bratislava on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of the founding of the Slovak Republic and its Armed Forces, TASR learnt on the same day. The traditional New Year’s salute, which began

Slovakia Sends 14 Soldiers to Afghanistan

Slovakia Sends 14 Soldiers to Afghanistan

Ruzomberok, December 30 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) in Ruzomberok (Zilina region) on Friday bid farewell to 14 soldiers of the special unit of the Slovak Armed Forces who left for Afghanistan to join the Resolute Support Operation. “The members of the unit will