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Around 150 People Commemorate Wartime Slovak State in Bratislava

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - A group of sympathisers of the wartime Slovak state (1939-45) gathered on Hodzovo Namestie in Bratislava on Sunday to commemorate the 71st anniversary of its foundation. The rally took place shortly after an anti-fascist demonstration called in reaction. The group of around 150 people was made up of members of Slovak National Unity (SNJ)… read more

Slota: Brussels Should Take Away Hungary\'s EU Presidency

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) - The co-ruling Slovak National Party (SNS) expects the Slovak Government to send a letter of protest to Brussels containing a proposal to withhold Hungary's future presidency of the European Union (January-June 2011) until Hungary abandons its irredentist tendencies, SNS chairman Jan Slota said on Sunday in response to recent statements made by Hungarian… read more

Hrusovsky: KDH Doesn\'t Want to Co-operate With Smer After Election

(STV, March 14, O pat minut dvanast) Slovakia's general election on June 12 and the related candidate lists were the focal point of Slovak Television's (STV) politics programme 'O pat minut dvanast' (5 Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, which pitted Culture Minister Marek Madaric (Smer-SD) against opposition Christian Democrat (KDH) parliamentary whip Pavol Hrusovsky. … read more

Shopping in Neighbouring Countries Not So Favourable Any More

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) - After the euro adoption in 2009, Slovaks went shopping to the neighbouring countries to exploit the 10 to 30 percent lower prices than in their home country. "This was fully reflected in the retail sales, which slumped more than in surrounding countries," said UniCredit Bank analyst David Derenik. More than a year later, however, currencies… read more

No More Silence as Response to Celebration of Wartime Republic

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) - Civil association People Against Racism said on Saturday it would stage a protest rally called 'No More Silence' against a fascist demonstration organised by supporters of the wartime Slovak Republic on March 14. The protest rally is supposed to be a response to the marches and celebrations of the wartime state. "Once again we will witness… read more

Gasparovic to Leave for Three-day Visit to Slovenia on Sunday

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) - President Ivan Gasparovic accompanied with his wife Silvia is to leave for a three-day official visit to Slovenia on Sunday, the President's Office press department has told TASR. The delegation will include Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek, Foreign Affairs Ministry State Secretary Olga Algayerova, and a large group of entrepreneurs that… read more

Slovak Resurgence Movement Lays Wreaths at Tiso\'s Statue in Cakajovce

Cakajovce, March 13 (TASR) - Around 100 members and sympathisers of the Slovak Resurgence Movement (SHO) gathered at the Pantheon of Slovak Historical Personalities in Cakajovce (Nitra region) on Saturday to mark the 71st anniversary of the founding of the first Slovak Republic (1939-45). "SHO will always proudly profess its allegiance to the work and legacy of Andrej… read more

Lawmakers Judge Outgoing Parliament

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) - Governing coalition lawmakers had during this Parliament disregarded the principle of parliamentary democracy and exercised majority rule, said opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) whip Pavol Hrusovsky assessing the outgoing four-year period, which has been completed this week. According to Hrusovsky who had led the legislature in the past,… read more

SaS Congress Rejects Entering Government with Smer-SD

Kosice, March 13 (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party will under no circumstances enter into a coalition with the main governing party Smer-SD after the parliamentary elections on June 12, the delegates at the 1st SaS congress decided in Kosice on Saturday. "We view Smer-SD as a party that is responsible for an unheard-of economic and moral… read more

Baska Discusses Joint US-Slovak Military Unit With Indiana Governor

Bratislava/Indianapolis, March 12 (TASR) - Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Baska and Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels have agreed that a joint Slovak-American military unit will take part in the training of the Afghan national army, TASR learned from Defence Ministry spokesman Vladimir Gemela on Friday. At their meeting held in Indianapolis the day before, the two politicians… read more

Representatives of Israeli Travel Agencies to Tour Slovakia

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - Twenty representatives of Israeli travel agencies are to begin an eight-day visit to Slovakia on Saturday in which they plan to see cultural sights, ski resorts and spas in several Slovak regions, spokesperson of the Slovak Tourism Agency (SACR) Zuzana Nemcova told TASR on Friday. "Israeli tour operators have decided on a challenging programme… read more

ODM Attempts to Draw Attention to Robert Fico\'s Wealth

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - With a symbolic house-warming at an apartment in Bratislava's Ruzinov district, the Civic Democratic Youth (ODM) wanted to draw attention to the wealth of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico on Friday. "We've symbolically come out here, in front of this new building, built by the company Ikores ... as it was from this company in particular… read more

IVO: Election Turnout Estimated to be 50-60 Percent

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - Voters turnout for June's parliamentary election could be 50-60 percent, according to a survey published by Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) on Friday. In the past parliamentary elections in 2006, 54.7 percent of eligible voters exercised their franchise. According to the February's survey carried out by Focus agency, some 58 percent of… read more

Wienk: Interblue\'s Successor Neither in U.S. Nor Swiss Trade Register

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - Neither the state of Washington trade register nor that of the Swiss canton of Zug contain any information on the transfer of rights from the U.S. garage-based Interblue Group to the Swiss-based Interblue Group Europe, Zuzana Wienk of the Alliance Fair-play told TASR on Friday. "It follows from the available information that the Swiss Interblue… read more

EU Provides €111 Million for Construction of R1 Express Road

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) - The European Union has decided to allocate financial resources for construction of the R1 express road between Zarnovica and Sasovske Podhradie (Banska Bystrica region), Transport, Posts and Telecommunication Ministry spokesman Stanislav Jurikovic said in a written statement for media on Friday. The construction works on the 18-km section… read more