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Fire Hits over 77 Hectares of Forest between Lab and Jakubov

Fire Hits over 77 Hectares of Forest between Lab and Jakubov

Bratislava, June 29 (TASR) – Professional and voluntary fire-fighters have been dealing with a forest fire between the villages of Jakubov and Lab in the district of Malacky (Bratislava region) for more than 20 hours since Wednesday, Zuzana Farkasova of the Fire and Rescue Corps’ (HaZZ) presidium told TASR on Thursday.

Blogger Bencik Awarded 2017 European Citizen's Prize

Blogger Bencik Awarded 2017 European Citizen's Prize

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) – Slovak blogger and civil activist Jan Bencik has been awarded the 2017 European Citizen’s Prize granted by the European Parliament, MEP Ivan Stefanec (Christian Democrats/KDH) told TASR on Tuesday. The Slovak MEP, who nominated Bencik for the award, went on to say that the

ZSR Organises Simulated Colllision of Trains and Car

ZSR Organises Simulated Colllision of Trains and Car

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – The state-run rail infrastructure owner Zeleznice Slovenskej Republiky (ZSR) organised a simulated collision of train engines with a passenger car at a railroad crossing in Bratislava’s borough of Raca on Thursday. For the collision, a set of two engines weighing about 174 tonnes crashed at

SNS Honours Former Cycling Coach Hatapka with Martin Razus Award

SNS Honours Former Cycling Coach Hatapka with Martin Razus Award

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – The Slovak National Party (SNS) on Tuesday granted the Martin Razus Award to former cycling coach Kamil Hatapka, marking the 146th anniversary since the party was established, TASR learnt on the same day. Each year, the party honours a personality who has made a significant contribution

Kiska: Women Are Bearers of Values Strongly Needed in Slovakia

Kiska: Women Are Bearers of Values Strongly Needed in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – When we speak about the state of our society, we need to tell the truth with love without spreading hatred, and in order to achieve that, it’s important to listen to the voice of women, stated President Andrej Kiska after meeting the nominees for the

MPs Take Their Children to Parliament to Support Working Parents

MPs Take Their Children to Parliament to Support Working Parents

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – Some MPs from the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, OLaNO-NOVA, We Are Family and the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) brought their children and grandchildren to Parliament on Thursday to express their support for working parents, TASR learnt on the same day. The MPs joined the

Matecna: 'Stupavske Zele' Receives Protected Designation of Origin

Matecna: 'Stupavske Zele' Receives Protected Designation of Origin

Stupava, May 11 (TASR) – Sauerkraut produced in Stupava (Bratislava region) – the so-called Stupavske zele – has obtained the EU’s protected designation of origin (PDO), Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told the media while in the part of Stupava called Mast, which is