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President Kiska Has New Baby Son, His Fifth Child

President Kiska Has New Baby Son, His Fifth Child

Poprad, July 7 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska, 54, has become the father of five, as his wife Martina in Poprad (Presov region) Hospital on Friday gave birth to a baby son who was named Martin, TASR has learnt. The president revealed the news on his Facebook profile. “There’s

Fico: Hello! I'm Calling on President - This Is Our Most Important Holiday

Fico: Hello! I'm Calling on President - This Is Our Most Important Holiday

Bratislava/Devin, July 5 (TASR) – The Feast of Saints Cyril and Methodius is the most significant state holiday in Slovakia, as the legacy of the two 9th-century missionaries obliges all people in Slovakia to work wisely for the well-being of the nation, said Prime Minister Robert Fico at a national

Fico Endorses 'Best Candidate for URSO Chairman' Jahnatek

Fico Endorses 'Best Candidate for URSO Chairman' Jahnatek

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Former economy minister and current MP Lubomir Jahnatek is the best candidate to take over at the helm of energy regulator URSO, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Radio Expres’s ‘Brano Zavodsky Nazivo’ talk show on Friday. Fico added that he hopes that Jahnatek will

Martin Klus Joint Candidate of Centre-right for Post of BBSK Governor

Martin Klus Joint Candidate of Centre-right for Post of BBSK Governor

Banska Bystrica, June 28 (TASR) – Martin Klus (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) will vie for the post of Banska Bystrica region (BBSK) governor in the election due to take place this November as a joint candidate of centre-right political parties SaS, OLaNO, NOVA, the Christian Democrats (KDH) and the Civic Conservative

AKO Poll: Smer in Lead on 26 Percent, Current Coalition Loses Majority

AKO Poll: Smer in Lead on 26 Percent, Current Coalition Loses Majority

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in mid-June, it would have been won by the Smer-SD party on 26 percent of the votes, TASR learnt from a poll carried out by AKO agency, which released the results on Friday. The survey, which was conducted on a

SaS Calls on Labour Minister Richter to Step Down Due to Clean Day Case

SaS Calls on Labour Minister Richter to Step Down Due to Clean Day Case

Bratislava, June 22 (TASR) – The Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is calling on Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) to resign from his post, as he’s lost the moral capability to remain in the post due to his attitude in the Clean Day resocialisation

Reznik Elected to Take Over as RTVS Head

Reznik Elected to Take Over as RTVS Head

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – Head of the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) Jaroslav Reznik will take over as general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) as of August after he was elected to the post in the second round of a secret vote in Parliament