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New Bratislava Old Town Mayor Rosova Sworn In

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) - Newly-elected mayor of Bratislava's Old Town Tatiana Rosova was sworn in on Monday, receiving the pertinent insignia from outgoing mayor Andrej Petrek at the first session of the new council following the local elections in November, TASR learnt later in the day. Handing over to Rosova (SDKU-DS, SaS, KDH and Most-Hid), Petrek said that… read more

No Bomb Found in Slovak Radio Building

Bratislava, December 19 (TASR) - An anonymous call that the police received shortly before noon on Sunday - claiming a bomb in one of Slovak Radio buildings in Bratislava - turned out to be a false alarm. "Pyrotechnic teams have searched the site and the result was negative," Bratislava Regional Police spokesperson Petra Hraskova told TASR two hours after the hoax call,… read more

Figel: Around €2.2 bn Could Be Used from EU Funds on Slovak Motorways

(TV Markiza, December 19, 'Na Telo') In total, around €2.2 billion in total could flow in from the EU funds to be used on motorway construction in Slovakia, Transport Minister Jan Figel (KDH) said on the TV Markiza weekly political chat show 'Na Telo' on Sunday. According to Figel, each of his colleagues in the Cabinet is expected to transfer tens of millions… read more

KDH National Council Completes Its Executive Line-up

Banska Bystrica, December 18 (TASR) - National Council of coalition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) at its session in Banska Bystrica on Saturday held a vote to complete the party's 13-member Executive Board. The new names added to the team are: Peter Bobula, Peter Mach, Peter Belinsky, Peter Muransky and Alojz Pridal. All of them were voted in for the next four years.… read more

Drunk Policeman Shooting on the Street in Bratislava

Bratislava, December 18 (TASR) - A drunk policeman was reported shooting in Bratislava's borough of Dlhe Diely on Saturday noon. Nobody was injured during the incident. Policemen was arrested and will be expelled from the Slovak Police Corps. According to Inreior Ministry spokesman Gabor Grendel speaking to TASR, the incident was reported to the police by a man at whom… read more

High Tatras: Winter Season Officially Kicked-off in Strbske Pleso

High Tatras, December 18 (TASR) – Even though skiers and snowboarders have been enjoying snow in the High Tatras for two weeks now, it's only on Saturday that this year's winter season was officially opened in Slovakia's biggest mountains. The opening ceremony in the Strbske Pleso resort featured a traditional act of 'snowflake baptising', along with ski instructors… read more

Gasparovic Returns Law on 80-percent Taxation; Sulik Summons Parliament

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) - President Gasparovic on Friday returned the law on income taxes to Parliament, saying he didn't sign it as it needs a "more consistent substantiation", namely the parts introducing an 80-percent tax on surplus emission quotas that some companies received in allegedly excessive amounts under the tenure of the previous government. The excessive-taxation… read more

Investigator Rejects Case of SDKU\'s Shady Financing Practices

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) - Prosecutor-General's Office spokesperson Jana Tokolyova confirmed for TASR on Friday that a prosecutor working for the Special Prosecutor's Office on Thursday received an investigator's decision to put a halt to the investigation into the financing of main coalition party SDKU-DS (December 16), along with extensive documentation on the case.… read more

Dzurinda: Visit to Poland Confirms Slovak-Polish Strategic Relations

Warsaw/Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) - Slovakia and Poland enjoy outstanding and literally strategic relations, Foreign Affairs Minister Mikulas Dzurinda told TASR after his official visit to Poland on Thursday. According to Dzurinda, there's room for further improvement of Polish-Slovak relations in interconnecting the existing motorway network, building a highway between… read more

Matovic Likens Fico to Stalin and Hitler

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) - Ordinary People/Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP Igor Matovic couldn't resist taking potshots at Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico during Thursday's extraordinary Parliamentary session, calling him a crook and likening his practices to those of Stalin or Hitler. "In what way is he different than Stalin or Hitler? Weren't they using the same… read more

Radicova: EU Must Send Clear Signal to Markets, But It Might Not Work

Brussels, December 16 (TASR-correspondent) - The premiers of the Visegrad Four countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland) agreed in Brussels on Thursday that there is a need to send a clear signal to the markets when it comes to a definite agreement on creating a permanent crisis mechanism to replace the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) in 2013. Only… read more

MPs Break President\'s Veto on New RTS but Appreciate His Comments

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) - With 80 yea votes, Parliament on Wednesday broke President Ivan Gasparovic's veto of a law on merging public-service Slovak Television (STV) and Slovak Radio (SRo) that was for the first time approved by the House some two weeks ago. The new broadcaster's name will be Radio Television Slovakia (RTS). The law was passed again by… read more

Slovakia Will Support Founding of International Anti-Corruption Academy

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) - Slovakia will support the establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) as an international organisation with headquarters in Vienna, with the Government passing the proposal of its founding treaty on Wednesday. The International Anti-Corruption Academy is an international intergovernmental organisation aimed to overcome… read more

UNDP: Slovakia Ranked 31st in Table Indicating Quality of Life

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) - Slovakia is a country with a very high level of human development, states the Human Development Report 2010 presented at the Bratislava Regional Centre of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States on Wednesday. Listed among countries with only a high development last year and… read more

Foreign Affairs Ministry Welcomes Miroslav Lajcak\'s Appointment

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) - The Foreign Affairs Ministry welcomes the appointment of [ex-foreign affairs minister under Robert Fico's government - ed.note] Miroslav Lajcak to the post of European External Action Service (EEAS) Managing Director for the relations with the Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership and Russia, TASR learned Tuesday from Foreign Affairs Ministry… read more