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Opposition Says EU Rule of Law Report Shows Slovakia's Decline

Opposition Says EU Rule of Law Report Shows Slovakia's Decline

Bratislava, 17 July (TASR) - The opposition views the European Commission's (EC) report on the state of the rule of law as evidence of the coalition's dismantling of the rule of law in Slovakia. The Progressive Slovakia (PS) highlighted that the EC identified continued shortcomings in

Gov't Rejects European Commission's Assessment of Corruption Prosecution

Gov't Rejects European Commission's Assessment of Corruption Prosecution

Bratislava, 17 July (TASR) - The Slovak government has taken note of the European Commission's report on the state of the rule of law in Slovakia, and it welcomes the Commission's positive assessment of the implementation of several recommendations from last year's report as

SaS: Minister Sasko Should Explain His Position on Dovera-Union Merger

SaS: Minister Sasko Should Explain His Position on Dovera-Union Merger

Bratislava, 17 July (TASR) - Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) should provide his stance on the merger between health-insurance companies Dovera and Union, as this is one of the biggest changes over the last 20 years, MP Tomas Szalay for the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party told a press

Takac: NKU Chair Lying about Corruption in Agriculture and Engaging in Politics

Takac: NKU Chair Lying about Corruption in Agriculture and Engaging in Politics

Bratislava, 15 July (TASR) - Head of the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) Lubomir Andrassy is lying about corruption in the agriculture sector, particularly at the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA), Agriculture Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) stated at a press conference on Wednesday, with House Vice-chair Tibor Gaspar (Smer-SD), Agriculture Ministry State

PS Calls on ZSR Head to Dismiss Grof for His Ties to Russian Radicals

PS Calls on ZSR Head to Dismiss Grof for His Ties to Russian Radicals

Bratislava, 13 July (TASR) - The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has called on director of state-owned railway infrastructure operator ZSR Miroslav Garaj to immediately dismiss ZSR security and crisis manager Jan Grof for meeting Russian radicals in St. Petersburg and for participating in the Neva Forum, a propaganda conference,

State Electoral Commission Confirms Referendum Not Valid, Turnout Was 16.13 percent

State Electoral Commission Confirms Referendum Not Valid, Turnout Was 16.13 percent

he State Electoral Commission on Sunday morning confirmed that the Saturday's (4 July) referendum failed, on account of the low voter turnout of 16.13 percent. The participation of more than 50 percent of voters was needed.

Nitra Region: ZSVS Limits Water Supplies for 30 Towns and Villages

Nitra Region: ZSVS Limits Water Supplies for 30 Towns and Villages

Nitra, 30 June (TASR) - The West Slovak Water Company (ZSVS), the operator of the public water supply network, has so far introduced restrictions on water supplies to nearly 30 towns and villages in the Nitra and Trnava regions due to reduced capacity at water sources, TASR learnt on Tuesday.