Články / Articles

Slovakia Today, English Language Current Affairs Programme from Slovak Radio 15.4.2016

20th Daffodil Day; "Mountains and city" and Slovaks; Musical crossroads.

Ski tourists banned to enter alpine area

The ski touring season in the High Tatra national park is over. As of Saturday, April 16, ski alpinists and mountaineers organised in mountaineering unions are banned to enter the alpine area.

One and only inventor of the radio?

This year we're celebrating 90 years of radio broadcasting in Slovakia - with a look at the past, present and future of this medium.

President Kiska: There's opportunity for progress, let's not squander it

Slovakia has a chance to achieve progress and the Cabinet faces the responsibility not to squander that opportunity, said President Andrej Kiska after his meeting with Justice Minister Lucia Žitňanská ...

Government approves its manifesto with four main priorities

The Cabinet approved the Government Manifesto at its session on Wednesday. The programme priorities for 2016-20, which were agreed on by the coalition partners, served as the outline when drawing up the ...

PM Fico cancels official visit to Czech Republic

The first official visit of the newly re-elected Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) was going to be to the Czech Republic, as is traditional.

Less than 100 people volunteer for military service

The Defence Ministry has registered less than 100 people interested in voluntary military service just a few days before the end of the deadline for applications, informed Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš ...

Coalition agreement finally released

After a few weeks of reluctance and a refusal to show, the governing coalition resulting from the March elections has finally released the coalition agreement for 2016-20, signed retroactively for March ...

Tax cobra bites into illegal VAT deductions worth over €3 million

The special law enforcement unit 'Tax Cobra' has uncovered a new case involving illegal excessive value-added tax (VAT) deductions, with the damage currently amounting to over €3 million, Financial Directorate ...

Cabinet plans to spend not save