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Matovic: GDP Data for 2Q20 Surprising for Everyone But Us

Matovic: GDP Data for 2Q20 Surprising for Everyone But Us

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – Data on the gross domestic product (GDP) in Slovakia in the second quarter of 2020 were surprising perhaps for everyone, except for the governing coalition, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) at a press conference on Friday. Matovic said that the government achieved its goal to

Supreme Court Rejects Majsky's Appeal against Nine-year Sentence

Supreme Court Rejects Majsky's Appeal against Nine-year Sentence

Bratislava, July 29 (TASR) – A senate of the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected businessman Jozef Majsky’s appeal against a nine-year sentence for fraud concerning the bankruptcy of non-banking institutions Horizont Slovakia and BMG Invest, which robbed many Slovaks of their savings early in the millennium. The trial at the

Smer: This Is 'Kyselica Gate', He Must Resign

Smer: This Is 'Kyselica Gate', He Must Resign

Bratislava, July 28 (TASR) – The Opposition Smer-SD party on Tuesday called on Interior Ministry State Secretary Lukas Kyselica (OLaNO) to resign from the Government and also waiver his mandate as an MP, claiming that he violated the law by running in the February general election while serving as an agent

Sulik Sacks Slovak Trade Inspectorate Director after Two Decades

Sulik Sacks Slovak Trade Inspectorate Director after Two Decades

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) on Wednesday dismissed Slovak Trade Inspectorate (SOI) director Nadezda Machutova, who has occupied the post for nearly two decades, replacing her with Marcel Suchar. Sulik, an economic liberal by conviction, said that while he has good relations with

Caputova and Pahor: EU Summit Sent Message of Unity and Co-operation

Caputova and Pahor: EU Summit Sent Message of Unity and Co-operation

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – One important message of the recent EU summit is the fact that the Union’s member-countries are able to unite and co-operate, concurred Slovak President Zuzana Caputova and her Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor at a joint press conference in Bratislava on Wednesday. Caputova and Pahor discussed

Fico: Matovic Fared Poorly at EU Summit, Slovakia to Lose Millions

Fico: Matovic Fared Poorly at EU Summit, Slovakia to Lose Millions

Bratislava, July 21 (TASR) – Former three-times prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) criticised current Premier Igor Matovic (OLaNO) after the latter’s return from the EU summit in Brussels on Tuesday, claiming that he’s lost millions of euros for Slovakia and that he’s also degraded Slovakia’s presentation at

Poll: OLaNO Top, Pellegrini's Voice Second, Smer-SD Third

Poll: OLaNO Top, Pellegrini's Voice Second, Smer-SD Third

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The main governing-coalition party OLaNO would have won a general election if it had taken place in July on 23.5 percent of the votes, ahead of former prime minister Peter Pellegrini’s nascent Voice-Social Democracy (16.7 percent) and his former party Smer-SD (10.7