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Martin Fabok

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

Opposition Wants Extraordinary Session of Foreign Affairs Committee

Opposition Wants Extraordinary Session of Foreign Affairs Committee

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – Five Opposition MPs – Miroslav Beblavy (Independent), Juraj Droba, Peter Osusky (both Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), Adriana Pcolinska (We Are Family) and Zsolt Simon (Independent) – have filed a motion to convene an extraordinary session of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee, TASR learnt on Tuesday. At the session,

Lajcak: I'm Shocked at How People Take Accusations at Face Value

Lajcak: I'm Shocked at How People Take Accusations at Face Value

Bratislava/Banja Luka, November 22 (TASR) – I’m shocked at how people at home have taken accusations at face value and made far-reaching judgements without familiarising themselves with the facts first, said Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak on Tuesday in response to claims concerning allegedly overpriced events linked

Danko: I Respect Decision of Kiska to Veto Rules of Procedure

Danko: I Respect Decision of Kiska to Veto Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – Parliamentary chair Andrej Danko respects President Andrej Kiska’s decision to veto the Rules of Procedure amendment, TASR learnt from Parliament Office’s head of communication Zuzana Cizmarikova on Thursday. Danko is one of the main sponsors of the bill. “The proposal to change the Rules