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State Secretary of Slovak Ministry of Defence Ondrejcsák in visit to Georgia
State Secretary of the Slovak Ministry of Defence Róbert Ondrejcsák paid a visit on 13-14 May 2019 to Georgia, where he held a series of bilateral meetings at Georgia’s state institutions. He delivered a speech at the South Caucasus Security Fo…
23-year-old lieutenant dies in a tragic incident at Armed Forces Academy
A tragic incident occurred at 22.00pm on 13 May 2019 at the General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) in Liptovský Mikuláš. A 23-year-old lieutenant, Jakub L., fell off the balcony of his apartment on the 4th floor and died on…
Minister Gajdoš holds talks with his partners from V4, France and Germany on common security goals
Slovak Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš met with his partners from the Visegrad Group and the Ministers of Defence of France and Germany in Brussels today (13 May 2019). Historically, this was the first meeting in the V4 + FRA + DEU format. And…
Minister Gajdoš meets with President of House of Representatives of Republic of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš received President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Syllouris at MOD Main Building today (13 May 2019). On this occasion, they discussed the current issues of cooperation between b…
On Mother’s Day, Minister Gajdoš honours Oľga Mlynárová – a mother of four servicemen
On the occasion of Mother’s Day, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš honoured Oľga Mlynárová – a mother of four servicemen who have been serving in the Slovak Armed Forces for already 34 years altogether. He thanked and congratulated her in person an…
SVK service personnel and military policemen to provide security during 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship
Over 100 service personnel and military policemen will be on standby every day in Bratislava and Košice, if required, to deploy on mixed patrols with the Police Corps of the Slovak Republic during the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship and help…
Defence Minister P. Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of WW2 victims at Slavín Memorial
Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the Second World War at the Slavín Memorial in Bratislava today (9 May 2019). The commemoration ceremony marked the 74th anniversary of the end of the worst conflict in…
Minister Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of WW2 victims in Zvolen
On the occasion of Victory in Europe Day, known as Victory over Fascism Day in Slovakia, and the 74th anniversary of the end of WW2, Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the victims of the Second World War at the Central Military Cemet…
Military Forests and Estates announces insecticide spraying against pests in Šenkvický háj
Military Forests and Estates of the Slovak Republic (VLM) has announced that insecticide spraying will be conducted against the calamitous outbreak of Gypsy Moss (Lymantria dispar) in the area of Šenkvický háj throughout May 2019. From 20 up to 50…
MOD civilian employees and military staff mark 74th anniversary of Victory over Fascism Day
On the occasion of the upcoming Victory over Fascism Day commemorations and the 74th anniversary of the end of WW2, MOD civilian employees and members of the Slovak Armed Forces gathered at the SVK MOD Club today (6 May 2019), to pay tribute to…
Minister Gajdoš along with his counterparts from French and Czech Republics pay homage to General Štefánik
To mark 100 years of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik’s tragic death, Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš along with French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly and Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar paid respects to his memory at t…
Defence Ministers Gajdoš and Metnar pay respects to memory of General M. R. Štefánik on eve of 100th anniversary of his tragic death
Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš and Czech Defence Minister Lubomír Metnar together paid respects to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik during an Act of Remembrance in Bratislava today (3 May 2019). Already 100 years will have p…
Defence Minister P. Gajdoš pays tribute to memory of General M. R. Štefánik on occasion of upcoming 100th anniversary of his tragic death
Today (2 May 2019), Defence Minister Peter Gajdoš paid tribute to the memory of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik at the symbolic tomb of General Štefánik during an Act of Remembrance in Ivanka pri Dunaji, at the site where he died tragically 10…
Slovak Republic marks 15 years of its entry into European Union, we are an active member and a contributor to security
Today (1 May 2019), the Slovak Republic has marked the 15th anniversary of its entry into the European Union since it became an EU member country along with another 9 countries on 1 May 2004. Over this period, it has been actively involved in s…
Allies express appreciation for Slovak project on demining training in Iraq
A meeting of allies took place at the premises of the Permanent Delegation of the Slovak Republic to NATO, as Slovakia’s successful project on demining training in Iraq, financed from a NATO Trust Fund, drew to a close. Thanks to the volume of …
MOD issues warning as US helicopters are to fly over Slovakia
The SVK Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to the public as US UH-60 helicopters are scheduled to fly from Latvia to Italy via Slovakia in support of Combined Southern Exercise Campaign 2019, with a planned stopover in Bratislava. The overfl…
Ministry of Defence makes provision of occupational health care more effective at its Sliač Outpatient Clinic
The Ministry of Defence has made the provision of occupational health (OH) care more effective at its Sliač Outpatient Clinic, which falls under the remit of the Ružomberok Central Military Hospital – Faculty Hospital. While until recently medi…
Institute of Military History releases a short video film on the life of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik
To mark the approaching 100th anniversary of General M. R. Štefánik’s death and the 140th anniversary of his birthday next year, the Institute of Military History has staged a media presentation of a short video film which maps out the life and…
Defence Duels series puts students’ physical readiness and knowledge to test in Trenčín region
Secondary school students from the Trenčín region battled it out in the third round of the Students’ Defence Duels series, a nation-wide competition combining physical readiness, civil defence skills and knowledge of Slovak military history, h…
SVK soldiers should continue to perform tasks in the Baltics
SVK soldiers should continue to perform tasks as part of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) in the Baltics. The proposal for up to a 152-strong contribution has been approved today (24 April 2019) by the SVK Security Council and Government.…
