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SNS Took Part in Meeting of Far-Right Parties in Austria

Bratislava/Vienna, October 23 (TASR) - A representative of the Slovak National Party (SNS) took part in the meeting of right-wing European parties in Vienna on Friday and Saturday, in order to discuss the issue of Turkey's EU accession process and strengthen the co-operation between the parties. SNS spokesperson Jana Benkova told TASR that SNS chairman Jan Slota was invited… read more

Parliamentary Committee Calls on China to Free Peace Nobel Prize Winner

Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - Parliamentary Committee for Human Rights has welcomed the decision to award the Peace Nobel Prize to Chinese dissident Liu-Xia-Bao and adopted a resolution calling on the Chinese Government to release the dissident from prison, TASR was told by the submitter of the resolution and the committee vice-chair Ondrej Dostal (Most-Hid). "Various… read more

Dzurinda: Diversification of Gas Supplies Isn\'t Directed against Russia

Bratislava, October 23 (TASR) - When it comes to the relations with Russia, Slovakia will be taking up the same stance, which enabled it to host the summit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George Bush in Bratislava in February 2005, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda has said. Dzurinda stressed that Slovakia is eminently interested… read more

Slovakia and Neighbours Help Facilitate Better Kosovo-Serbia Relations

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) - Slovakia and neighbouring countries the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland – forming the Visegrad Four group – succeeded Friday in informal talks with Serbia and its breakaway province Kosovo to have them agree to meet and discuss their bilateral relations in the near future. "This day has brought a positive change into this issue,"… read more

George Soros Ends His Visit to Slovakia

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) - Financier and philanthropist George Soros, 80, the founder of the 'Open Society Foundation' (NOS) and 'Decade of Roma Inclusion' initiative, has ended his short visit to Slovakia on Friday, Barbara Horvathova from the NOS media department told TASR on the same day. Soros concluded his visit with meeting diplomats from the US, Canada and… read more

No Bomb Found at Bratislava\'s Airport

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Police pyrotechnics haven't found any bomb at the Bratislava's Airport of Milan Rastislav Stefanik on Thursday. The police examination was closed at 2.45 p.m., Bratislava police spokesman Frantisek Peczar confirmed to TASR. "An investigator has launched investigation into the bomb scare," said Peczar. Police arrived Thursday… read more

Police Searching Bratislava Airport for Bomb

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Police arrived Thursday afternoon at Bratislava's M.R. Stefanik airport in search of a bomb that was reported via an anonymous e-mail. An unknown perpetrator is demanding money, allegedly one million euros to defuse the situation. "Upon arriving on the site, police evacuated the airport and are currently carrying out a pyrotechnic… read more

Bratislava Airport Evacuated After Threatening Message

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Bratislava's M.R. Stefanik Airport (BTS) was evacuated on Thursday afternoon after it received an anonymous threatening message with as yet undisclosed content, BTS spokesperson Dana Madunicka told TASR later on the day. "The operation of the airport was put on hold temporarily, passengers were evacuated and are currently at a safe distance… read more

Ambassador: Slovak Public Will Have Chance to See Norwegian Royals

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - The Norwegian royal couple has never been to Slovakia, but this will change on October 25-28, when they will visit Bratislava and other parts of the country, TASR has been told by Norwegian Ambassador Trine Skymoen, who also revealed some more details about the event. "We're very happy that it was indeed possible for Slovakia to host them… read more

FOCUS Poll: Smer Would Have Won October Election With 40% Support

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) - Had a parliamentary election been held in October 2010, the main opposition Smer-SD party would have recorded a landslide victory with 40 percent of the vote, according to a FOCUS agency poll out on Thursday. The survey, which was conducted between October 5-11 on a representative sample of 1,033 respondents, showed that the leading coalition… read more

Galko: Israel Has Interest in and Potential for Military Trade with Slovakia

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - Israel has great potential to engage in trade with Slovakia, Defence Minister Lubomir Galko (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) said at a press conference after returning from his visit to the Middle East country on Wednesday. "Israel has enormous potential in terms of military-technology cooperation," said Galko. "It's no secret that Israel… read more

Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak to Visit Slovakia

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak is coming to visit Slovakia in the next few days, the Slovak Defence Ministry press department told TASR on Wednesday. Barak's official visit to Slovakia will take place only several days after his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko visited Israel. In Tel Aviv, the two ministers discussed the options for… read more

Clinton: Slovakia is Crucial for Integration Processes in Western Balkans

Washington/Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) - Slovakia is crucial in the integration process of the Western Balkans and the country's eastern neighbours into Euro-Atlantic structures and is a very good example of the benefits that come with broader integration into the European Community, said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a meeting with her Slovak counterpart Mikulas… read more

Dzurinda: Slovakia\'s Goal is Respect in Ties Between Serbia and Kosovo

Washington, October 20 (TASR) - Slovakia's objective doesn't lie in recognising Kosovo's independence but in contributing to developing relations between Belgrade and Pristina in a manner that will ensure mutual respect and long-term sustainability, Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda said when meeting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington on Tuesday.… read more

Zuzana Tapakova Becomes General Director of TV Markiza

Bratislava, October 19 (TASR) - Private TV Markiza has a new general director as of Tuesday - Zuzana Tapakova. The council of TV Markiza representatives voted her in, tasking her with managing other CME Group (US) products TV Doma, Nova Sport (based in Prague) and Czechoslovak MTV, TASR was told by TV Markiza's spokesperson Olga Dubravska. Tapakova has been working for… read more