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Bratislava and Vienna Sign Ongoing Cooperation Memorandum

Bratislava/Vienna, April 19 (TASR) - A cooperation agreement was signed between Slovakia's capital city Bratislava and the Austrian capital Vienna by their respective mayors Andrej Durkovsky and Michael Haupl on Monday that deals with a wide range of developments impacting the two cities – the international capitals in the closest proximity to one another anywhere. The… read more

Peugeot\'s Eco-friendly Electric Car Presented in Downtown Bratislava

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) - Peugeot car-maker presented a prototype of its electric car – the BB1 – in the downtown Bratislava on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. The urban concept model, unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2009, has attracted a great deal of attention worldwide. According to Peugeot Slovakia director Guillame Ducrest, serial production… read more

Sulik: Measures Proposed in SaS Election Platform to Cost €2.6 million

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) - Non-parliamentary Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party estimates that the impact of its election promises on the public administration budget would be €2.6 million per year, SaS chairman Richard Sulik said at a press conference on Monday. "We've made the first calculation of all measures listed in our election campaign platforms. We view… read more

Gasparovic: New Future Is Waiting for Poland, It\'s Important Nation

Krakow, April 18 (TASR) - The plane crash that took the lives of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczynska as well as many important Polish civilian and military officals means the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Poland, Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic told TASR on Sunday night after attending the funeral. "A new future awaits for the… read more

Ryanair Won’t Fly from BTS until Wednesday as Airspace Remains Closed

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, which operates most flights from M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava (BTS), won’t fly until Wednesday (April 21) at 1 p.m., company spokesperson Henrike Schmidt told media on Sunday. This will affect flights to and from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium, northern France and Germany. Slovakia has had… read more

Opposition Agrees on Reducing Levies and More Flexible Labour Code

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – A unified collection of tax and levies, as well as reduction of the overall tax and levy burden, would not only support employment in Slovakia but also strengthen Slovakia’s competitiveness, ethnic-Hungarian SMK vice-chair Klara Sarkozy has told TASR. "By the end of the electoral term, we want to manage to reduce the overall levy burden… read more

Gasparovic and Fico Attending Funeral of Polish Presidental Couple

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic and Prime Minister Robert Fico on Sunday left for the Polish city of Krakow to attend thr funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria Kaczynska and 94 senior Polish officials killed in an airplane crash in Russia on Saturday April 10, TASR learnt on Sunday. "The President left for Krakow by… read more

Slovakia Mourns Victims of Polish Plane Crash, Flags Flying at Half-mast

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) - Slovakia is holding a state of mourning on Sunday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and flags are flying at half-mast to commemorate the victims of the plane crash on Saturday, April 10 that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his spouse Maria and another 94 representatives of Poland's government, army and clergy. All nation-wide television channels… read more

Analyst: Unemployment Developing Better than Previously Expected

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - The number of unemployed people in Slovakia, after the seasonal adjustment, started to fall at the beginning of 2010, reaching about 13 percent (350,000 people). Thus, the current development in the sphere of unemployment in Slovakia is slightly more optimistic comparing to the primary estimates at the beginning of the crisis, UniCredit Bank… read more

Slovakia\'s Airspace Remains Closed over Ash from Icelandic Volcano

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) - Slovakia's airspace remains closed until futher notice due to a volcanic ash cloud drifting across Europe from Iceland, spokesman for the Transport, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry Stanislav Jurikovic told TASR on Saturday. According to spokesperson for M. R. Stefanik airport in Bratislava Dana Madunicka, a total of 55 flights have… read more

SDKU-DS Launches Election Campaign Based on Four Pillars

Kosice, April 17 (TASR) - Opposition SDKU-DS party officially started its election campaign in Kosice on Friday night, TASR has learnt. "We'll go through the whole of Slovakia during the next two months. We want the election campaign to be about topics, solutions and problems that people really care about," said SDKU-DS election leader Iveta Radicova, adding that the… read more

KDH and SDKU-DS Seek More Credible Slovakia, SMK Better Functioning EU

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Opposition parties Christian Democrats (KDH) and SDKU-DS touting their manifestos for the June 12 election on Friday stressed the importance of restoring Slovakia's image as a respectable partner, saying it can be achieved via a foreign policy based on nation-state interests and their promotion. KDH chairman Jan Figel thinks that Slovakia's… read more

In Bratislava More than 4,000 People Afflicted by Closure of Airspace

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - A total of 15 flights from Bratislava and 14 flights to the Slovak capital were cancelled due to Slovakia's airspace closure on Friday, afflicting more than 4,000 passengers, TASR learnt on the same day. The airspace was closed due to the cloud of ash from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull spreading across Europe. Even though… read more

Most-Hid to Organise Trips for Slovak Youths to Southern Slovakia

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Ethnic-Hungarian Most-Hid party wants to bring children from Orava (Zilina region) for a visit to southern Slovakia (where ethnic-Hungarians live) to show them the reality of Slovak-Hungarian relations, Most-Hid Chairman Bela Bugar said at a press conference in Bratislava on Friday. The party intends to organise the trips utilising the Fund… read more

Gasparovic to Attend Funeral Notwithstanding Closure of Airspace

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic will attend Polish President Lech Kaczynski's funeral in Krakow notwithstanding the closure of Slovakia's airspace that has been in place since Friday at 3 p.m., TASR was told by President's spokesman Marek Trubac on Friday. If necessary, Gasparovic will travel for the funeral by car, said Trubac. "For… read more