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Slovak and Georgian Defence Ministers identify areas of potential political and defence cooperation
Today (17 December 2021), Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď welcomed Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze to the Ministry of Defence in an official welcome ceremony with full military honours. During the meeting, both leaders praised …
Central Military Hospital defends its second place in Slovakia's Best Hospitals ranking by INEKO
The Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok is among Slovakia's top performing hospitals. For the third time, it has defended its second place in the state university and faculty hospitals category in this year's Slovakia's Best Ho…
CEDC and WB defence ministers reaffirm their interest in forging cooperation in areas of common interest
In a video conference today (15 December 2021), Central European Defence Cooperation (CEDC) and Western Balkans (WB) defence ministers met to tackle defence and security challenges at this time of the pandemic in an effort to strengthen their regi…
Ministry of Defence supports sustainable mobility
The Ministry of Defence continues to reduce its carbon footprint, while on the contrary it shores up ecological solutions to its operations across Defence. One of them is the MOD's vehicle replacement programme with the gradual transition to a gre…
Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) may take Slovakia's and NATO's security arrangements to significantly higher level
The Ministries of Defence and Foreign and European Affairs have prepared the draft Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between the Government of the Slovak Republic and the Government of the United States of America, which may significantly enhanc…
Military supply warehouses are finally being filled up with much needed material and clothes
The Ministry of Defence has significantly ramped up its investment in the stocks of material and clothing for SVK Armed Forces personnel. Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer has therefore visited several supply warehouses in the Liptov and Považi…
Health comes first: Significant investments are heading to Central Military Hospital
Health always comes first. As the founding authority of the Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok, the Ministry of Defence is seeking all available options and resources to keep it moving forward, even over and above the official…
Thanks to its high quality projects, MOD secures over €6m in ESIF funding for Armed Forces Academy
The Ministry of Defence has succeeded in getting EU funding for five projects to refurbish and upgrade the General Milan Rastislav Štefánik Armed Forces Academy (AOS) Liptovský Mikuláš. For this purpose, the MOD has secured €6.38m in non-returnabl…
Public has decided on 17th MOD Literary Competition winners with this year’s theme 'Oath of Allegiance'
The Ministry of Defence has concluded the 17th MOD Literary Competition, a creative writing contest open to secondary school and college students with this year’s theme: 'Oath of Allegiance'. The winners, who will be rewarded with cash prizes of €…
J. Naď: Slovakia is committed to supporting UN steps to sustain peace
The Slovak Republic is committed to supporting the United Nations actions to sustain peace and to prevent conflicts threatening civilian populations, regional security and stability, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď announced today at the 2021 Seoul …
DUKLA Military Sports Centre reinforced by SVK athlete Emma Zapletalová
Emma Zapletalová, Slovak Athlete of 2021 and U23 European Champion in the women's 400m hurdles, will start competing in the colours of the DUKLA Military Sports Centre Banská Bystrica. On joining up as an athlete in DUKLA, Emma Zapletalová said…
Christmas trees and wild game from Military Forests and Estates to bring joy to over 100 Centres for Children and Families
Live Christmas trees from Military Forests and Estates, a state-owned and MOD-run forestry company, will bring joy and add to the Christmas festivities at over 100 Centres for Children and Families across Slovakia. It is a tradition as part of whi…
More and more women are getting involved in securing Slovakia's defences
Data from the MOD's Personnel Sections shows that more and more women are getting involved in securing Slovakia's defences. A total of 4,889 women, which equates to 22.9% of all MOD and Armed Forces military and civilian staff, are currently emplo…
Ministry of Defence to clean its roads and pavements in greener way
As the Ministry of Defence delivers on the Green MOD Concept, its latest contribution to encouraging more environmentally friendly operations across Defence is a new road sweeper. The electric vehicle is to replace an obsolete road sweeper with hi…
Minister Naď sees more space for intensifying defence engagement with India
Today, Defence Minister Jaroslav Naď and Ambassador of the Republic of India to Slovakia HE Mr Shri Vanlalhuma met at the Ministry of Defence for talks on a range of defence issues. On this occasion, the partners discussed the Defence Minister's o…
Armed Forces to significantly scale back training in coming period
In view of the measures adopted following the declaration of the state of emergency and the deployment of military personnel and resources in support of hospitals and police forces, based on Government decisions, the Armed Forces are to significan…
Central Military Hospital once again frees up bed capacity for COVID-19 patients after two weeks
In response to the deteriorating epidemiological situation in the region, after two weeks the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) Central Military Hospital - Faculty Hospital Ružomberok has once again freed up bed capacity to accommodate more COVID-19 …
Bucharest Nine (B9) defence ministers hold talks on collective security and deeper cooperation
During a two-day meeting in the capital of Romania, Bucharest Nine (B9) defence ministers discussed the conclusions of the 2021 NATO Summit and NATO-EU cooperation. Deputy Defence Minister Marian Majer represented the Slovak Ministry of Defence at…
MOD to donate over 2000 personal computers to children from socially disadvantaged circumstances
The Ministry of Defence is to donate €5.18m worth of 2,105 phased out PCs, dated from 1994 to 2014, to the ROMA PROGRESS Civic Association. The MOD wants to make a contribution to supporting the upbringing and education of children and youths from…
New military medical professionals are heading to hospitals
A graduation ceremony for eleven new military medical professionals has taken place today at the General M. R. Štefánik Armed Forces Academy Liptovský Mikuláš. They will be immediately sent into hospitals to work alongside their colleagues on the …
