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Marek Antalik

Marek Antalik

Pellegrini: Ukrainians Aren't Petty, Didn't Address Fico's Words on War in Kiev

Pellegrini: Ukrainians Aren't Petty, Didn't Address Fico's Words on War in Kiev

Prague, February 29 (TASR-correspondent) - Representatives of the Ukrainian Parliament didn't draw any conclusions from Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico's (Smer-SD) statements that there is no war in Kiev, Slovak Parliamentary Chair Peter Pellegrini (Voice-SD) stated on Thursday following a parliamentary summit of the V4 (Visegrad

Penal Code Amendment Returns Existing Statute of Limitation for Rape

Penal Code Amendment Returns Existing Statute of Limitation for Rape

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) - The existing statutes of limitations of 20 years should be maintained for violent crimes such as rape, sexual abuse and murder, according to an additional amendment to the Penal Code approved by Parliament via a fast-tracked procedure on Wednesday. The new legislation is due to

Poll: Pellegrini Would Have Won Presidential Election in February

Poll: Pellegrini Would Have Won Presidential Election in February

Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) - Had a presidential election taken place in February, Parliamentary Chair and Voice-SD leader Peter Pellegrini would have gained the highest number of votes (54.9 percent) in the second round, followed by former foreign affairs minister Ivan Korcok on 45.1 percent, a poll carried

Fico Believes that Police Will Investigate All Variants of Kuciak's Murder

Fico Believes that Police Will Investigate All Variants of Kuciak's Murder

The police should also investigate other versions regarding the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated on RTVS's politics programme 'Sobotne dialogy' (Saturday Dialogues) on the occasion of the recent sixth anniversary of the murders. Fico also

Thousands of People Across Slovakia Commemorate Anniversary of Kuciak's Murder

Thousands of People Across Slovakia Commemorate Anniversary of Kuciak's Murder

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) - Thousands of people gathered on Freedom Square (Namestie slobody) in Bratislava early Wednesday evening for a commemorative gathering on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova. Similar gatherings were held in some thirty towns

Pellegrini Announces Lawful Procedure in Publishing Penal Code Amendment

Pellegrini Announces Lawful Procedure in Publishing Penal Code Amendment

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) - Parliamentary Chair Peter Pellegrini (Voice-SD) will proceed in accordance with the law when publishing the amendment to the Penal Code in the Collection of Laws, Pellegrini's spokeswoman Patricia Medved Macikova told TASR on Tuesday in response to the opposition's calls. During

Sutaj Estok to Propose to Withdraw Whistleblowers Protection Act Amendment

Sutaj Estok to Propose to Withdraw Whistleblowers Protection Act Amendment

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) will submit a proposal to the government to withdraw the amendment to the Whistleblowers Protection Act, TASR learnt from the ministry's press department on Tuesday. According to the minister, the changes require a wider professional discussion "