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Over 100 stray cats sterilised in Bratislava

Roaming cats are very useful, because they act as the most efficient form of rodent control.

16. mar 2017
16. mar 2017

Kiska: Slovakia is doing almost nothing against hybrid threats

President criticized Slovak foreign policy.

and 1 more 16. mar 2017
PM Robert Fico

Fico: Slovakia must be at the heart of EU affairs

Prime Minister again praised the Slovak presidency of the EU Council.

16. mar 2017
Milan Mazurek at the protest against Islamisation.

Kotleba’s MP Mazurek assaults police officer

Milan Mazurek could face 1-5 years in prison for attacking a public official.

16. mar 2017

Hundreds of people want help with personal bankruptcy

People are most often indebted to banks, health and social insurance, non-banking institutions and the tax office.

and 1 more 16. mar 2017
General prosecutor Jaromír Čižnár

Words cannot cure cancer

There is corruption in the highest places after all, general prosecutor admits.

16. mar 2017
As much as 89.3 percent of the Slovakia's population live in their own flat or house.

Rental housing lacks tradition in Slovakia

The shortage of rental housing is cited as one of the reasons behind low mobility of the labour force.

16. mar 2017
Balkansambel

Foreigners: Events around Slovakia

Tips for performances and other events in the Slovak regions between March 17 and 26, including a dance theatre about Anne Frank, a theatre piece on theatre and its making, a Hawaiian dance gala and a lot of music and exhibitions.

16. mar 2017
School-leaving exams, illustrative stock photo

Recordings for final exams leaked

The recordings for foreign language secondary school final exams taking place this week were leaked; ministry says they are unable to prevent it.

16. mar 2017
Dominika Cibulkova

Cibulková will place fourth in WTA, breaking the Slovak record of Mečíř

Slovak tennis player Dominika Cibulková broke the national record of Miloslav Mečíř, after 29 years, when she will place fourth in the world ranking in singles on March 20.

16. mar 2017
Kotleba-ĽSNS MP Milan Mazurek

NAKA prosecutes MP Mazurek for anti-Roma statements

Apart from the extremist ĽSNS party’s MP Milan Mazurek, the radio he spoke for is also being investigated by the Council for Broadcasting and Re-transmission.

16. mar 2017
František Imrecze, head of the Financial Administration

Firms will get grades for reliability starting 2018

The Financial Administration (FS) has been preparing a chart grading the reliability of Slovak companies that will help them fine-tune rules.

16. mar 2017
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Government approves longer list of bank holidays

In an attempt to drive shopaholics out of the shops and to offer more days off to shop assistants, the government approved an extension to the list of public holidays on which the doors of shops and supermarkets shall stay closed.

16. mar 2017
Vladimír Mečiar

Amnesty verdict could lead to early Slovak spring

If parliament upholds cabinet decision and unblocks Kováč Jr. case, more than justice will be served.

16. mar 2017
FAM Miroslav Lajčák

Minister Lajčák refutes accusation saying tender not legally needed

Foreign Minister Miroslav Lajčák reacted to most recent accusation by a former ministry employee, retorting that nobody wittingly made a slip in conenction with the Slovak EU presidency.

15. mar 2017
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Cabinet to have more powers in energy regulation

The ministries will be able to comment on new proposals for prices, but there is a risk it would be opposed by the European Commission.

15. mar 2017
Milan Ftáčnik

Education Ministry discloses its new reform

The Education Ministry presented a reform meant to guide change in the education sector for the next decade.

15. mar 2017
A group of 13 business organisations and chambers of commerce put together 20 recommendations for politicians in Slovakia in mid-November

Employment in Slovakia increases compared to eurozone average

The number of people employed in the eurozone in the last quarter of 2016 compared to the previous quarter increased by 0.3 percent, but Slovakia fared even better in this period of time.

15. mar 2017
L-R Then health minister Rochard Raši and former head of the Medical Rescue Service Bratislava Ľubomír Kočiš.

Ex-head of medical rescue service Bratislava sentenced for bribery

The former head of the Operation Centre of the Medical rescue Service in Bratislava, Ľubomír Kočiš, was sentenced for allocating extra bonuses to his subordinates and then requiring part of the sum back.

15. mar 2017
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