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Gov't Allocates €1.5 mn in Aid Following Earthquake in Eastern Slovakia

Gov't Allocates €1.5 mn in Aid Following Earthquake in Eastern Slovakia

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) - The government at its meeting on Thursday decided to allocate €1.5 million to help villages and various entities after the recent earthquake in eastern Slovakia, which the cabinet noted was the strongest in Slovakia since 1930, TASR learnt on the same day. "The

Fico Stresses Need to Focus on Traditions and Holidays in Schools

Fico Stresses Need to Focus on Traditions and Holidays in Schools

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said that he'd like Slovak schools to take more account of traditions and national holidays following his meeting with Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) on Thursday. Fico at the same called for more active communication between secondary schools and

Fico: Total Revision to Recovery Plan Hard to Imagine

Fico: Total Revision to Recovery Plan Hard to Imagine

A total revision of the recovery plan is difficult to imagine, and there's no other choice but to build on what has been approved, Premier Robert Fico told a news conference on Thursday following his meeting with Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan Peter Kmec (Voice-SD).

Fico: Cabinet Will Hold Sessions in Regions on Regular Basis

Fico: Cabinet Will Hold Sessions in Regions on Regular Basis

The cabinet should return to away-from-home sessions in the upcoming months, with such events being held once every six to eight weeks, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after installing Richard Rasi (Voice-SD) in the post of Investment Minister on Tuesday morning.

Tomas: 13th Pension Equalling Full Average Pension to Be Paid Next Year

Tomas: 13th Pension Equalling Full Average Pension to Be Paid Next Year

Bratislava, October 30 (TASR) - In 2024, recipients of any form of pension will be paid a 13th pension amounting to the average pension for the previous year in full, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) told a news conference following his official installation in the

President Caputova Marks 105th Anniversary of Setting Up of Czechoslovakia

President Caputova Marks 105th Anniversary of Setting Up of Czechoslovakia

Bratislava, October 27 (TASR) - The Czechoslovak Republic laid the foundations of the constitutional judiciary, introduced equal suffrage and suffrage for women, President Zuzana Caputova said on Friday, when commemorating the 105th anniversary of the setting up of Czechoslovakia that falls on Saturday, October 28. "At that time, it

Police Vice-president Posts to Be Scrapped as of November, New One Created

Police Vice-president Posts to Be Scrapped as of November, New One Created

Bratislava, October 27 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) has decided that the posts of Police Corps vice-presidents will be scrapped as of November 1, TASR learnt from the Interior Ministry's press department on Friday. The two current vice-presidents will be moved to other posts. At