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President Announces Call for Anti-extremist Apps and Websites

President Announces Call for Anti-extremist Apps and Websites

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska has announced a call for creating apps, websites, videos and games that would help to suppress intolerance, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Applications are available on www.prezident.sk/vyzva and the deadline to send them is May 15. The finals will take

Madaric: Quotas for Slovak Music Pose No Harm for Radio Stations

Madaric: Quotas for Slovak Music Pose No Harm for Radio Stations

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) – Slovak radio stations haven’t recorded a drop in listeners, and privately owned stations haven’t seen any decrease in ad revenues, either; on the contrary, there have even been improvements in these parameters in some cases, said Culture Minister Marek Madaric (Smer-SD) concerning the radio

Kiska: I Won't Found Any Political Party, Won't Run for Parliament Either

Kiska: I Won't Found Any Political Party, Won't Run for Parliament Either

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska announced in a video he posted on Facebook on Wednesday that he will not found any political party and will not run for an MP post, either. “I’m not going to found a political party. I won’t run for Parliament.

Dissatisfied Taxi Drivers Envisage More Protests Unless Authorities Act

Dissatisfied Taxi Drivers Envisage More Protests Unless Authorities Act

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – If the authorities don’t take action, the number of protests by taxi drivers in Bratislava will increase and a mass transport strike might follow as well, stated Matej Krampl, one of the organisers of a demonstration by taxi drivers in front of Bratislava City Hall

Madaric: RTVS Caught in Crossfire; No Deal on RTVS Head Made Yet

Madaric: RTVS Caught in Crossfire; No Deal on RTVS Head Made Yet

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – Public-service Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) has been caught up in attacks coming from two sides, said Culture Minister Marek Madaric on Tuesday. In addition to efforts by co-governing Slovak National Party (SNS) chairman Andrej Danko to bring RTVS under the state’s authority, the organisation

OLaNO-NOVA Submits Proposal on RTVS Funding to Parliament

OLaNO-NOVA Submits Proposal on RTVS Funding to Parliament

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) – When a new general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) takes up the post in June, RTVS should have a definitive model of funding set for it, stated the Opposition OLaNO-NOVA party at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. As a result,

Danko: Slovaks Should Demand Slovak Trains, Not Regiojet's

Danko: Slovaks Should Demand Slovak Trains, Not Regiojet's

Slovaks shouldn’t be happy about 20-year-old repainted trains imported from Italy by private transport company RegioJet, but should be proud of and demand Slovak trains, said leader of the governing coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on