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Education Ministry: Edunet_SK to Give Schools Virtual Private Network

Education Ministry: Edunet_SK to Give Schools Virtual Private Network

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – Edunet_SK doesn’t entail buying internet connection for schools; rather, the project will provide schools with a virtual private network (VPN) enabling connection even to the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry data centre, ministry spokesperson Beata Dupalova Ksenzsighova said Wednesday. Such a network architecture

Fico: Extraordinary House Session Would Bring only Squabbles

Fico: Extraordinary House Session Would Bring only Squabbles

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – An extraordinary session of Parliament concerning the situation in the healthcare and education wouldn’t bring any results, it would bring only squabbles, said Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press conference on Wednesday. “It won’t be possible to make any decisions there. It was

Ziga: Slovakia to Defend Ban on Water Exports at Court

Ziga: Slovakia to Defend Ban on Water Exports at Court

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – Slovakia will mount a thorough legal defence against the complaint of a Polish firm over the fact that since 2014 the Slovak Constitution has banned water exports abroad other than in consumer packaging and for humanitarian ends, Environment Minister Peter Ziga said after Cabinet on Wednesday.

Fico Urges Teachers to Resume Classes, Rules out Funding Decisions

Fico Urges Teachers to Resume Classes, Rules out Funding Decisions

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – According to Prime Minister Robert Fico, the time has come for teachers still on strike to go back to their pupils and students, TASR learnt at a press briefing in Bratislava on Wednesday. Fico was encapsulating what was presented as the final opinion of the Government

Nurses Ready to Reach Compromise, Await Talks

Nurses Ready to Reach Compromise, Await Talks

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – The nurses who’ve submitted mass resignations declared their willingness to reach a compromise in order to prevent further damage in the health care sector, TASR learnt from their representatives on Tuesday. “Mr Minister, we want to make an agreement, and we want to make an

Figel: Pociatek Came into Limelight Mainly with Scandals

Figel: Pociatek Came into Limelight Mainly with Scandals

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – Jan Pociatek as Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister has been almost absent and has only come into the limelight mainly thanks to scandals, said Christian Democrat (KDH) chairman and former transport minister Jan Figel in an interview for TASR on Tuesday. “In a responsible Coalition

SaS: Cislak Should Be Ashamed for Criminal Complaint on Nurses

SaS: Cislak Should Be Ashamed for Criminal Complaint on Nurses

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – Health Minister Viliam Cislak should be ashamed of himself for having filed a criminal complaint yesterday on nurses over their statements on health care being jeopardised due to their resignations, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chairman Richard Sulik issued a written statement to this effect on Tuesday.