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President Inks Competency Act, Boosting Pellegrini's Powers

President Inks Competency Act, Boosting Pellegrini's Powers

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Vice-premier for Investments Peter Pellegrini will be given new powers for governing, coordinating and supervising EU Funds and will become the head of a new body responsible for Brussels’s Informatisation of Society programme in Slovakia, according to the new Competency Act that was signed by

President Kiska Meets Two Slovak Women with Prestigious Awards

President Kiska Meets Two Slovak Women with Prestigious Awards

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – If people act out of conviction and from the heart, they can produce positive results, President Andrej Kiska told journalists at his office when receiving two Slovaks – Zuzana Caputova and Zuzana Stevulova – who recently received awards abroad for their work, TASR learnt on Monday. Caputova received

Parliamentary Chair Danko Released from Hospital

Parliamentary Chair Danko Released from Hospital

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko, who underwent stomach surgery on April 25, was released from the National Oncology Institute (NOU) in Bratislava on Monday in order to receive assisted care at home, NOU spokesperson Viktoria Vasilenkova told TASR on the same

Fico Released from Hospital, Set to Recover from Heart Surgery at Home

Fico Released from Hospital, Set to Recover from Heart Surgery at Home

Bratislava, May 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico was released from the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) in Bratislava on Sunday in order to continue his recovery from heart surgery at home, institute spokesperson Dobroslava Krajacicova told TASR on Sunday. Fico also announced his release from hospital on his

Siet Regional Council Supports Prochazka's Course of Action

Siet Regional Council Supports Prochazka's Course of Action

Kosice, April 30 (TASR) – Coalition party Siet’s Slovak Regional Council at a session in Kosice on Saturday expressed support for party chairman Radoslav Prochazka’s course of action following the March general election. The delegates agreed on three fundamental points of the final statement. “The Siet Slovak Regional Council

NUSCH: Fico Doing Better After Heart Surgery, But Remains in Hospital

NUSCH: Fico Doing Better After Heart Surgery, But Remains in Hospital

Bratislava, April 30 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico remains hospitalised at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) in Bratislava over this weekend, even though his condition has improved, NUSCH spokesperson Dobroslava Krajacicova told TASR on Saturday. “It’s better and better with him. It’s going in a good

NOU: Parliamentary Chairman Danko Ambulatory Patient

NOU: Parliamentary Chairman Danko Ambulatory Patient

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko’s health condition doesn’t require steady monitoring of his vital functions any longer and he’s become an ambulatory patient, TASR was told by Viktoria Vasilenkova from the National Institute of Oncology (NOU) in Bratislava on Friday. “The post-surgery recovery is