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Jaguar Land Rover plant in Nitra draws closer

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Poland, Slovakia

Following robust analysis of a number of locations including Europe, the United States and Mexico, the Jaguar Land Rover carmaker has

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CEE banking sector more profitable than in Western Europe – UniCredit

June 8, 2015 The Slovak Spectator

Banks in the central and eastern European (CEE) region are still more profitable than those in western Europe, a study

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Europe 

Night Wolves reach Bratislava

May 3, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Russia, Slovakia

Five members of the Russian nationalist motorcycle club Night Wolves laid wreaths at the Slavín memorial in Bratislava on the afternoon of

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Europe 

Putin’s bikers’ ride through Slovakia provokes concerns

April 29, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Russia, Slovakia

The Night Wolves, a reportedly ultra-nationalist motorcycle club with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, are planning to make an

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Europe 

Slovak referendum on ‘family’ invalid, turnout low

February 8, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakia’s February 7 referendum on family may be invalid as just 21.3 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballot, suggest the

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Europe 

Slovakia plans new law to make it easier to monitor foreigners

February 5, 2015February 5, 2015 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico’s government has plans for a new law that would make it easier to monitor foreigners

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Europe 

Slovakia: November 17 1989 hailed in art, culture

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

November 17 is a vital date in Slovak history, as on this day in 1989, the fall of communism started

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Europe 

Andrej Kiska elected as Slovakia’s president

March 30, 2014March 31, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Andrej Kiska will be the president of Slovakia for the next five years. Kiska, who is the first-ever independent candidate

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Europe 

Slovakia’s presidential elections: Fico plays rough in campaign

March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 The Slovak Spectator Slovakia

Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico, who in the first round of presidential voting failed to carry anywhere near the vote

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