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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Third Anti-corruption March in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Third Anti-corruption March in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The third anti-corruption march, organised by high school and university students, was held in Bratislava on Monday evening. A crowd of people carrying Slovak and EU flags and a large placard reading ‘Step by Step Against Corruption’ marched across the old town centre from Hviezdoslavovo Square

Chmelar: Trump Shocks UN, Kiska Wastes Opportunity to Respond

Chmelar: Trump Shocks UN, Kiska Wastes Opportunity to Respond

Bratislava, September 23 (TASR) – No one in the history of UN – not even dictators or communist leaders such as Nikita Khrushchev who banged his shoe against desk or Muammar al-Gaddafi who tore UN Charter to pieces – has ever dared to threaten a country with total destruction before the UN General

Fico: I Won't Bring Down My Own Gov't, However Imperfect It Might Be

Fico: I Won't Bring Down My Own Gov't, However Imperfect It Might Be

Bratislava, August 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) refuses to make his own Government collapse, even though he concedes that the Cabinet is far from perfect, TASR learnt from a video that Fico published on his Facebook page on Sunday. The video was uploaded in response to a statement

Rainbow Pride Elicits Differing Reactions, Zitnanska Decries Any Hate Speech

Rainbow Pride Elicits Differing Reactions, Zitnanska Decries Any Hate Speech

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – People are free to hold various opinions on issues – even on those concerning LGBTI community, but instances of hate speech that Slovakia bore witness even today towards the Rainbow Pride 2017 have no place in tolerant society, Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) said on Saturday. Zitnanska

Rainbow Pride in Bratislava Attracts Turnout of 2,000, Promotes Gay Rights

Rainbow Pride in Bratislava Attracts Turnout of 2,000, Promotes Gay Rights

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – Some 2,000 people have converged upon Bratislava to attend the Rainbow Pride 2017 on Saturday, TASR learnt on the same day. Police warned the organisers that sympathizers of far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) have also come into the city, prompting the organisers to

Paska: SNS MPs Support for Most-Hid Nominees Thing of Past Now

Paska: SNS MPs Support for Most-Hid Nominees Thing of Past Now

Bratislava, August 17 (TASR) – Slovak National Party (SNS) MPs might not lend their support to any candidate nominated for public office by fellow coalition partner Most-Hid anymore, SNS vice-chair Jaroslav Paska intimated on his Facebook page, TASR learnt on Thursday. Paska was incensed by the fact that Ombudswoman Maria Patakyova,

Education Minister Peter Plavcan Steps Down

Education Minister Peter Plavcan Steps Down

Bratislava, August 17 (TASR) – Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) stepped down from his post on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. It was Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) who urged Plavcan on Wednesday (August 16) to tender his resignation,