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Mandate and Immunity Committee Backs No-confidence Motion in Sulik

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) - Members of the parliamentary mandate and immunity committee on Wednesday approved a Smer-SD proposal to dismiss Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) from his post. The proposal passed largely due to the absence of several coalition MPs, with Smer and fellow opposition Slovak National Party (SNS) MPs voting… read more

BSK to Compensate Bereaved after Massacre in Devinska Nova Ves

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) - Chairman of Bratislava regional self-administration Pavol Freso (SDKU-DS) said in the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves on Tuesday that the regional government will provide financial support to the bereaved after the massacre that took place in the borough on August 30. The compensation will reach €300 for each of gunman's seven… read more

Petition Committee Presents Signatures Against Megacasino

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) - Eleonora Mackova, chair of the Petition Committee against the building of a megacasino in Bratislava - a project promoted by former finance minister Jan Pociatek - presented a public petition with 125,640 signatures to Parliamentary Chairman Richard Sulik (SaS) on Tuesday. Sulik pledged to do his best to have the petition debated in Parliament.… read more

Expert Commission Recommends Removing Statue of Prince Svatopluk

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) - The much-discussed statue of the 9th-century ruler of Great Moravia Prince Svatopluk on the courtyard of Bratislava Castle should be removed from its current location, according to the conclusions of an expert commission that has assessed the statue from the historical and artistic point of view and presented its findings at a press conference… read more

Slovaks Arrested in Africa Have Been Released

Addis Ababa/Bratislava, September 3 (TASR) - The Slovak citizens who were seized in the Central African Republic (CAR) by the army on Wednesday have already been released, Slovak ambassador to Ethiopia Milan Dubcek told TASR on Friday. This information was confirmed by Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Lubos Schwarzbacher. According to him, the arrest of the seven Slovaks… read more

Lady Ashton Visits Slovak Exhibition at World EXPO in Shanghai

Shanghai/Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) - The Slovak exhibition at the World EXPO in the Chinese city of Shanghai was visited by High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policies and European Commission Vice-chair Lady Catherine Ashton on August 31, the press department of the Foreign Affairs Ministry has told TASR. During her visit, Lady Ashton was interested… read more

Around 50 Ambassadors Meet Dzurinda for First Time

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) - Around 50 ambassadors accredited in Slovakia met the country's new Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda (SDKU-DS) in Bratislava on Thursday. A number of ambassadors told Dzurinda that their countries' ministers are interested in meeting him at the upcoming UN General Assembly. The diplomats mainly discussed issues dominant… read more

Slovakia Mourns Shooting Spree Victims, Flags at Half-mast

Bratislava, September 2 (TASR) - Slovakia is observing a day of state mourning on Thursday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., with state flags flying at half-mast in memory of the victims of the gun massacre that took place in the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves on Monday. The day of mourning was declared by the Government at an extraordinary session on Tuesday. Lubomir… read more

Dzurinda Meets British Ambassador to Discuss Major EU Affairs

Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda on Tuesday met with British Ambassador to Slovakia Michael Roberts to discuss co-operation between Slovakia and the United Kingdom in major European issues, the ministry's press department told TASR later in the day. In addition, the British official gave appreciation to Slovakia's involvement… read more

Radicova: Single Person Sent Entire Country into State of Alarm

Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - The shooting rampage in Bratislava on Monday is a new phenomenon for Slovakia – "an event when one person terrified the whole of Slovakia," Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said following an extraordinary Government session on Tuesday. "We all wish that the injured who are currently in critical condition will eventually recover," said Radicova.… read more

Gov\'t to Compensate Victims of Shooting Tragedy in Devinska Nova Ves

Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - The Government has decided to financially compensate the wounded and bereaved of the victims shot dead by a man identified by police as Lubomir Harman on Monday in the Devinska Nova Ves borough of Bratislava, Prime Minister Iveta Radicova said after the extraordinary Government session on Tuesday. The Labour, Social Affairs and Family Ministry… read more

Three Injured in Gun Rampage Still in Serious Condition, But Stable

Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) - Three people injured in the shooting rampage that took place in the Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves on Monday, which cost the lives of eight people, including the gunman himself, remain in a serious condition, TASR was told on Tuesday by Faculty Hospital in Bratislava spokesperson Rut Gerzova. "One patient in Kramare Hospital and… read more

Figel: Austerity Measures Need to Be Done Within First Year of Mandate

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) - The majority of unpopular measures to consolidate public finances needs to be done already in the first year of Prime Minister Iveta Radicova's Government, Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Chairman Jan Figel said after the party session on Monday. "It's necessary because the Slovak financial situation is already untenable. The later we… read more

Buzek Expresses Shock and Sorrow over Shooting Rampage

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) - European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek on Monday issued a statement in which he expressed his utmost sorrow and shock over the shooting rampage in Bratislava that left eight people dead (including the gunman), press secretary of the Parliament's Information Office in Bratislava Ivana Janikova-Stavrovska told TASR on Monday. "On behalf… read more

Spisiak: Gunman Kills Six People and Himself When Cornered by Police

Bratislava, August 30 (TASR) - An approximately 50-year-old gunman killed six people and wounded at least nine before shooting himself after being cornered by the police, Slovak Interior Minister Daniel Lipsic and Police Corps President Jaroslav Spisiak told TASR at a press conference near the crime scene in Bratislava borough of Devinska Nova Ves on Monday. The gunman,… read more