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Marek Antalik

Marek Antalik

Huliak's National Coalition Changes Name to Countryside Party

Huliak's National Coalition Changes Name to Countryside Party

Bratislava, 1 July (TASR) - The extra-parliamentary National Coalition has changed its name to the Countryside Party (Strana vidieka in Slovak), its leader and Tourism and Sport Minister Rudolf Huliak (Independent) stated on Tuesday, stressing that the party wants to represent traditional values and especially the traditional agrarian essence of

Slovakia Seeks Highest Ever Payment from Recovery Plan for Almost €1 bn

Slovakia Seeks Highest Ever Payment from Recovery Plan for Almost €1 bn

Bratislava, 30 June (TASR) - Slovakia has submitted its sixth application for payment from the Recovery and Resilience Plan in the amount of €977 million, the highest ever request for funds from the European mechanism, from which Slovakia should receive a total of €6.4 billion, Vice-premier for the Recovery

Kalinak: Dozens of People Register for Defence Forces, Training Starts in July

Kalinak: Dozens of People Register for Defence Forces, Training Starts in July

Bratislava, 27 June (TASR) - More than 50 people have applied for the National Defence Forces (NDF), Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said at a press conference on Friday, adding that the first training could start on 10 July. Chief-of-General-Staff of the Slovak Armed Forces Daniel Zmeko stated that the

Premier Discusses with EC President Impact of REPowerEU Legislation on Slovakia

Premier Discusses with EC President Impact of REPowerEU Legislation on Slovakia

Brussels, 26 June (TASR-correspondent) - The main topic of Thursday's talks with European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen was the REPowerEU legislative package, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stressed during the ongoing EU summit in Brussels, confirming that he met with the EC chief ahead of the

Premier: Slovakia Won't Support Increase in Spending on Weapons Systems

Premier: Slovakia Won't Support Increase in Spending on Weapons Systems

Bratislava, 23 June (TASR) - Slovakia won't support any increase in spending on the purchase of weapons systems above the 2025 level in the 2026 state budget, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on Monday, adding that the state must reserve to itself the sovereign right to decide at

Danko: If President Supports Defence Spending Hike, He'll Do So without Mandate

Danko: If President Supports Defence Spending Hike, He'll Do So without Mandate

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) - If President Peter Pellegrini supports an increase in defence spending at the upcoming summit of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member states, he'll do so without a government or parliamentary mandate and on his own responsibility, chairman of the coalition Slovak National Party

'Democrats' Fully Support Nad, Speak of Police Misuse in Political Battle

'Democrats' Fully Support Nad, Speak of Police Misuse in Political Battle

Bratislava, 18 June (TASR) - The 'Democrats' party fully supports its chairman and former defence minister Jaroslav Nad in connection with donations of ammunition to Ukraine, stressing that it respects the investigation of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and is fully cooperating with law-enforcement bodies, party