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New trial on Slovakian journalist’s murder thanks to new evidence
New evidence presented by prosecutors convinced Slovakia's highest court on Tuesday to overturn the acquittal of a millionaire in the case of a murdered...
Europe embraces gradual return to normal life amid lockdown lifting
Europe is embracing a cautious but steady return to normal life as lockdowns are gradually being eased in many countries ahead of a...
Slovakia plans mass testing and tighter Covid-19 restrictions
dpa/GNA - Slovakia will impose tighter restrictions on movement and introduce further mass testing in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Prime Minister...
Slovakia screens 2 million people in second round of mass Covid tests
More than 2 million people took part in Slovakia's second round of nationwide coronavirus testing, according to the government, which aimed to screen most...
Slovak ex-police chief remanded in custody over Kuciak murder
A special court on Sunday ordered former Slovak police chief Tibor Gaspar be remanded in custody in connection with the 2018 murder of investigative...
Slovakia to require negative virus test from incoming travellers
The Slovakian government plans to require incoming travellers to show that they do not have the coronavirus, by either providing a recent negative result...
38,000 in quarantine after bulk of Slovakia gets tested for virus
Mass coronavirus testing in Slovakia turned up 38,000 positive results after two-thirds of the country turned out for the two-day venture, Prime Minister Igor...
Slovakia set to proceed with mass coronavirus testing
Slovakia is set to test the rest of the population for coronavirus over the next two weekends after a successful pilot run over the...
Slovakia begins testing all residents above age of 10 for coronavirus
Slovakia on Friday began the process of testing most of its population for the novel coronavirus, in a one-of-a-kind mass programme to run over...
Slovak fruit growers to use technology to save crops from cold weather
Fruit growers in Slovakia are facing extremely cold weather this week and are set to pull out all the stops in an effort to...
Slovak GDP grows 3.3 percent in 2016
Slovak GDP (gross domestic product) in 2016 increased by 3.3 percent on an annual basis, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Slovak...
Slovak politicians expect improving ties between Trump-led U.S., Russia
As Donald Trump was sworn in as new U.S. president on Friday, Slovak politicians expected the U.S. under Trump to probably have better relations...
Over 1,000 refugees already resettled via Slovakia since 2009
Over 1,000 refugees have been resettled via the Emergency Transit Center in Humenne, eastern Slovakia since 2009, the Slovak branch of the International Organization...
Slovak economy might slow down due to hard Brexit
"Hard Brexit" could hit Slovakia's business partners, and subsequently cause a slowdown in the Slovak economy. Slovak central bank (NBS) vice governor Jan Toth...
Debt brake in Slovakia to avoid draconian cuts in hard times
The debt brake currently in place will enable Slovakia to be spared painful cuts during a future crisis, Sberbank Europe chief economist Vladimir Vano...
Labour market in Slovakia to benefit from economic growth in 2017
The growth in the Slovak economy will produce more jobs in 2017, several Slovak analysts said on Tuesday.
The November unemployment rate...
Each EU member state to prepare national integrated energy plan: official
Sefcovic made the remarks at the "SET Plan - Central European Energy Conference (CEEC)" held in Bratislava.
"We expect the proposed measures...
EU shows political will to reduce emissions of greenhouse gas
"We're proud that the EU, with its member states, has succeeded in making the agreement enter into force before the meeting in Marrakech. Nobody...
Poor distribution of migrants within EU member states – Robert Kalinak
"That means that not even those countries that have been in favor of the relocation have been successful in these terms. On one hand,...
Sept. 5 world news summary at 0030 GMT
DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army wrested back control over a series of military bases south of the northern province of Aleppo Sunday, reimposing a...
May 27 world news summary at 0030 GMT
GENEVA -- Syrian peace talks aimed at brokering an end to the five-year conflict will not resume in the next two to three weeks,...
April 6 world news summary at 1530 GMT
NAY PYI TAW -- China and Myanmar pledged here Wednesday to further develop traditional friendship and deepen cooperation between the two countries.
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Low-cost flights introduced between Macedonia and Three Other Countries
Macedonian Minister of Transport and Communications Vlado Misajlovski said the government and Wizz Air agreed on the training of Macedonian pilots and their employment...
March 7 world news summary at 0030 GMT
PYONGYANG -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday warned of preemptive nuclear attacks at the United States and South Korea as...
Slovakia‘s Smer-SD declared Winners in General Elections
The left-wing Smer-SD party won the general elections in Slovakia, but would lose majority in the 150-seat National Council, preliminary results showed Sunday.
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PM Fico’s Smer party came first in the Slovak polls
Smer-SD won 27.3 percent of the vote, followed by Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) with 13.3 percent and OLaNO-NOVA with 11.2 percent, the exit...
Slovak President and PM agree on general election
Today's general election is most important in a decade, announced Slovak President Andrej Kiska after voting in his hometown Poprade in Eastern Slovakia. ...
Slovakia begins Ninth Parliamentary elections
The primary results are expected to be published by the Slovak Statistics Office at 10 p.m. local time (2100 GMT) on the websites www.volbysr.sk...
Some Slovak university lecturers plan on striking on Monday
They are taking over the baton from the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU), which is interrupting its strike as of Monday.
So...
Slovak PM says external borders security is case of EU survival
Speaking at an international conference called "Social Democracy in the 21st Century - Without Cuts and Closer to People," Fico said 2016 might be...