BASIC INFORMATION

The establishment and field of activity of TASR

The Slovak News Agency was established as stipulated in the Act No. 385/2008 on the Slovak News Agency and in changes of several acts as of September 23, 2008. The Slovak News Agency is a public-service, national, independent and information institution that provides public service in the field of news.

The Slovak News Agency uses an acronym TASR. It is headquartered at Pribinova Street 25, Bratislava 811 09.

The main activity of TASR is a public service in the field of providing news reports. This public service involves the search for and processing of news items that are: up-to-date, on time, verified, unbiased and impartial; processed in the form of text, audio, audio-video, video or multimedia files; broadcast via domestic and foreign news agency service. The service also includes storing of the collected news and the provision of access to them. TASR carries out its tasks in the public interest in accordance with Paragraph 3, Section 5 of Act No. 385/2008.

TASR legal and business standing

TASR was established by law, it is a legal entity filed in the business registry. The responsibility for its activities lies with its CEO, who is elected by the TASR Administration Council.

The current General Director of TASR is PhDr. Jaroslav Rezník contact: telephone + 421 2/59 210 401, fax: + 421 2/529 63 405, e-mail: reznik@tasr.sk

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