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Janis: Fico Will Probably Attack SDKU Below Belt in Election Campaign

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) - The opposition SDKU-DS party warned on Tuesday that it expects Prime Minister and Smer-SD leader Robert Fico to engage in dirty tactics against it in the run-up to the parliamentary elections on June 12. The party stated that this was already the case earlier this year when SDKU was accused of money-laundering. The party's whip Stanislav… read more

Fico and Fischer Meet in Former Czechoslovak President\'s Villa

Sezimovo Usti, March 30 (TASR) - Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and his Czech opposite number Jan Fischer are currently holding talks on bilateral ties and the EU agenda in the southern Czech town of Sezimovo Usti, TASR was told on Tuesday. The two officials met up in a villa that served as a summer residence for former Czechoslovak president Edvard Benes (1935-38,… read more

Rainbow PRIDE Gay-Lesbian Parade to Take Place in Bratislava in May

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) - Everyone should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity, said project manager of the Rainbow PRIDE parade of gays and lesbians Robert Furiel at a press conference on Tuesday. "Diversity is a gift, sexual orientations and gender identity are natural, inborn and we can't change them deliberately," said Furiel. He stressed… read more

Slovakia and Indonesia Seal Two Bilateral Agreements

Jakarta, March 30 (TASR) - Slovakia and Indonesia on Monday signed an agreement concerning co-operation in the areas of science, education, culture, sports and youth, along with another on a visa-free regime applying to holders of diplomatic and other service passports, spokesman for the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry Peter Stano told TASR late on Monday. Both documents… read more

Slowed Internet Site Complicates Electronic Filing of Tax Declarations

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - With only days to go before the deadline on filing the tax declarations, the internet website of the Slovak Tax Directorate is slightly hobbled, which is creating problems for taxpayers hoping to file an electronic tax declaration. According to the Directorate officials, the situation is already being dealt with. "The internet portal… read more

Slovaks Score Low on EU Ranking in Physical Activities and Sports

Brussels, March 29 (TASR) - Slovaks are not fond of sports much and the country belongs among the bottom third of EU countries when it comes to the ratio of people going in for sports, says the Eurobarometer survey on physical activities and sports published by the European Commission on Monday. According to the survey, 30 percent of Slovaks do sports at least once per… read more

Slovakia to Provide Project Aid to Fewer Countries

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - The Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry will provide developmental aid – both programme and project – with the bilateral project aid totalling €1.05 million to be received by a smaller number of countries this year than in the past, namely Sudan, Ethiopia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, says the proposal submitted… read more

More Than 151,700 Vehicles Registered into eToll System

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - More than 151,700 vehicles from 66 countries including Slovakia registered into the electronic road-toll system from January 1-March 21, TASR learned from the toll provider SkyToll on Monday. The Slovak vehicles amounted to 61 percent of all registered vehicles, with the remaining 39 percent being the cars of foreign transporters. Over… read more

Fico Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Moscow

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico strongly condemns the terrorist attacks that occurred during the morning rush hour in Moscow on Monday, the press and information department of the Government's Office told TASR later in the day. There is nothing to justify the killing of innocent civilians, reads the statement. "This tragic event confirms that… read more

Tour Operators Invited to Join Slovakia\'s Presentation in Belarus

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - The state-run Slovak Tourist Board (SACR) has announced on its website (sacr.sk) that it is organising a presentation of the country's natural regions in the Belarus capital Minsk on April 6, holding negotiations with dozens of tour operators there at the same time. Accommodation facilities, travel agencies and tourist centres are invited… read more

Group of Judges Launches Campaign to Tackle Justice Issues

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - A group of judges unhappy with the state of justice in Slovakia have launched an independent initiative entitled 'For Open Justice' in order to highlight and tackle the sector's problems. The initiative maintains that citizens have a right to lawful, impartial and independent judges adjudicating on the basis of their free will and within… read more

No Slovaks Reported Among Victims of Monday\'s Explosions in Moscow

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - No Slovaks have yet been reported among the victims of the explosions in the Moscow metro early on Monday, TASR was told by Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Peter Stano on the same day. "Our diplomats in Moscow are monitoring the situation very closely, but as everything falls under the remit of the Russian security and rescue forces, we… read more

SE Signs Contracts Worth €2 bn to Complete Blocks 3 and 4 at Mochovce

Mochovce, March 29 (TASR) - Electricity utility Slovenske Elektrarne (SE) has to date signed contracts worth €2 billion to complete blocks 3 and 4 at the Mochovce nuclear plant (Nitra region), SE general manager Paolo Ruzzini told journalists during an inspection visit by Prime Minister Robert Fico to Mochovce on Monday. Ruzzini added that Slovak firms and Slovak branches… read more

Confidence in Economy Grew in March, Apart From in Construction

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - Confidence in the Slovak economy improved for the tenth month in a row in March, with the Index of Economic Sentiment (IES) increasing by 1.9 points on the month to 89 points. This represents a year-on-year increase of 15.9 points, which is still 11.3 points lower than the long-term average, however, the Statistic Office reported on Monday.… read more

Interblue Group Europe Has New Person in Charge

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) - A woman called Natalie Gough has become the new CEO of the Swiss-based Interblue Group Europe, a company claiming to be the legal successor of the U.S.-based Interblue Group, which bought Slovakia's surplus CO2 emission quotas in 2008. This is according to an updated entry in the business register of Zug, one of Switzerland's 26 cantons.… read more