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A Total of 10 Asylum Applications Recorded in Slovakia in 2Q16

A Total of 10 Asylum Applications Recorded in Slovakia in 2Q16

Luxembourg/Bratislava, September 22 (TASR) – In the second quarter of this year (2Q16) Slovakia has recorded the lowest number of first-time asylum applications in the European Union, with the figure reaching 10 applications, according to the latest Eurostat statistics released on Thursday. A low number of asylum seekers was also

Swiss Cruise Ship Crashes into Danube River Bank, Nobody Injured

Swiss Cruise Ship Crashes into Danube River Bank, Nobody Injured

Vojka nad Dunajom, September 11 (TASR) – A Swiss cruise ship crashed into a bank of the Danube River near the village of Vojka nad Dunajom (Trnava region) early Sunday morning. The ship’s captain tested positive for alcohol in the blood, Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid)

Bratislava Pays Tribute to Victims of 1968 Soviet Troops Invasion

Bratislava Pays Tribute to Victims of 1968 Soviet Troops Invasion

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – Representatives of the Slovak Republic gathered in front of Bratislava’s Comenius University to pay tribute to the victims of the invasion of Soviet troops into the Czechoslovakia on August 21, 1968, TASR learnt on Friday. Representatives of embassies of neighbouring countries, witnesses of the event

SHMU: Ground Frost May Hit Five Slovak Regions

SHMU: Ground Frost May Hit Five Slovak Regions

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – While hardly anyone would expect frost in Slovakia in mid-August – perhaps apart from High and Low Tatras – it may indeed appear in as many as five out of eight Slovak regions on Friday early morning, the Slovak Hydrometerological Institute (SHMU) reported on Wednesday. A first-degree (least

Cyclists-Pilgrims from Slovensky Orol Carrying Message to Pope

Cyclists-Pilgrims from Slovensky Orol Carrying Message to Pope

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) – A total of 28 cyclists from the Slovensky Orol (Slovak Eagle) sports association will cycle for 10 days from Bratislava to Rome in order to meet Pope Francis, TASR learnt on Friday. Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (Slovak National Party/SNS) earlier in

Cyclists-Pilgrims from Slovensky Orol Carrying Message to Pope

Cyclists-Pilgrims from Slovensky Orol Carrying Message to Pope

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) – A total of 28 cyclists from the Slovensky Orol (Slovak Eagle) sports association will cycle for 10 days from Bratislava to Rome in order to meet Pope Francis, TASR learnt on Friday. Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (Slovak National Party/SNS) earlier in

Minister Zitnanska Lays Wreath to Comemmorate Roma Holocaust

Minister Zitnanska Lays Wreath to Comemmorate Roma Holocaust

Dunajska Streda, August 2 (TASR) – Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska laid a wreath at the Roma Holocaust Memorial in Dunajska Streda (Trnava region) on Tuesday to commemorate the Roma murdered at the end of WWII, TASR learnt on the same day. The event, attended also by foreign delegations, was organised by