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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Kiska to Olympic Medallists: You Are Role Models for Society

Kiska to Olympic Medallists: You Are Role Models for Society

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska on Wednesday received medallists from the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, thanking them for representing the country successfully abroad. Aside from their sports skills, Kiska also praised the medallists sportsmanlike conduct. “I don’t know if we’ve

Prime Minister Fico Respects Rejection of Prochazka's Bid

Prime Minister Fico Respects Rejection of Prochazka's Bid

Bratislava, December 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) respects the decision of the Council of the EU’s consultative committee, which has rejected Radoslav Prochazka’s bid for a judge of the EU General Court (EUGC), TASR learnt on Tuesday. Therefore, Slovakia will likely need to pick another official

EU Court of Justice Hasn't Confirmed Rejection of Radoslav Prochazka

EU Court of Justice Hasn't Confirmed Rejection of Radoslav Prochazka

Bratislava/Brussels/Luxembourg, December 13 (TASR-correspondent) – The EU Court of Justice headquartered in Luxembourg can’t confirm the rejection of former #Siet party leader Radoslav Prochazka’s bid for a judge position on the EU General Court (EUGC), TASR learnt on Tuesday. It was Dennik N daily that reported earlier

Danko: Meciar's Amnesties Should Be Dealt with by Constitutional Court

Danko: Meciar's Amnesties Should Be Dealt with by Constitutional Court

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – The issue of abrogating Vladimir Meciar’s 1998 amnesties should be resolved by the Constitutional Court, thinks Parliamentary Chair and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko. For the moment, Danko harbours the conviction that Parliament cannot lawfully abrogate the amnesties. “If the Constitutional Court says

Fico: Condemning Meciar's Amnesties in Parliament Appropriate

Fico: Condemning Meciar's Amnesties in Parliament Appropriate

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) – It’s appropriate to react to the controversial amnesties issued by erstwhile prime minister Vladimir Meciar as acting president in 1998 by condemning them via a parliamentary declaration, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday. Earlier in the day the Cabinet recommended that Parliament should adopt

Lajcak Nominated for Post of President of UN General Assembly

Lajcak Nominated for Post of President of UN General Assembly

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak is probably on track to become the president of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Lajcak announced his nomination for the UN post after the Government session on the same day. Slovakia

Prime Minister Fico Won't Divulge His Rent to Conflict of Interest Committee

Prime Minister Fico Won't Divulge His Rent to Conflict of Interest Committee

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico won’t be disclosing the rental sum he pays for living in Bonaparte apartment complex, owned by tax evasion suspect Ladislav Basternak, to the Parliamentary Conflict of Interest Committee. The motion was killed by seven coalition votes, with coalition MPs Peter Kresak