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Martin Fabok

Slovak Firefighters to Lend a Hand with Putting Out Fires in Austria

Slovak Firefighters to Lend a Hand with Putting Out Fires in Austria

Bratislava, October 30 (TASR) – Slovak firefighters have been despatched to Austria to help put out extensive forest fires near the village of Reichenau an der Rax, Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLANO) announced in his Facebook post on Saturday. “A helicopter of the Interior Ministry, carrying the firefighters aboard, is already

Slovak Central Bank Governor Peter Kazimir Faces Charges of Bribery

Slovak Central Bank Governor Peter Kazimir Faces Charges of Bribery

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – Former finance minister (2012-19) and incumbent Slovak Central Bank (NBS) Governor Peter Kazimir faces charges of bribery, TASR learnt on Tuesday. According to aktuality.sk website that first broke the news, the charges were pressed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office (USP) and concern a bribe

D4 Motorway Stretch in Bratislava Opens on Sunday

D4 Motorway Stretch in Bratislava Opens on Sunday

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – A 2.2-kilometre stretch of D4 motorway between Bratislava-Jarovce and Bratislava-Petrzalka was opened on Sunday, TASR learnt from the D4R7 Construction contractor on the same day. Drivers coming to Slovakia from Austria or the Czech Republic via D2 motorway will thus be able to directly connect

Ex-special Prosecutor Dusan K. Found Guilty by Specialised Criminal Court

Ex-special Prosecutor Dusan K. Found Guilty by Specialised Criminal Court

Pezinok, September 20 (TASR) – Former special prosecutor Dusan K. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] was found guilty of arranging former “Takacovci” crime boss Lubomir Kudlicka’s release from police custody in exchange for a €50,000 bribe and of leaking information about criminal prosecutions. At its session on Monday,

Interior Minister Disapproves of Arrests of NAKA Investigators and UIS Head

Interior Minister Disapproves of Arrests of NAKA Investigators and UIS Head

Bratislava, September 13 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) disapproves of actions taken by the Internal Affairs Inspectorate (UIS) and Bratislava Regional Prosecutor’s Office, which decided to arrest four National Criminal Agency (NAKA) investigators and UIS interim director Peter Scholtz, TASR learnt from Interior Ministry spokesperson Barbara Turosova on

OLaNO: Opposition's Motion to Oust Kolikova Nothing New Under the Sun

OLaNO: Opposition's Motion to Oust Kolikova Nothing New Under the Sun

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – With its proposal to oust Justice Minister Maria Kolikova, the opposition is coming up with nothing new under the sun, House vice-chair Gabor Grendel (OLaNO) claimed on Friday. Grendel told the opposition to keep out of the coalition’s affairs, as the coalition can and will

Opposition to File Motion to Oust Justice Minister Kolikova

Opposition to File Motion to Oust Justice Minister Kolikova

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – Independent lawmakers centered around Peter Pellegrini will table a motion to oust Justice Minister Maria Kolikova, Voice-SD leader Peter Pellegrini announced at a press conference on Friday. Pellegrini claimed that Kolikova’s tenure raises doubts and that she is not a “reform tiger”. Another cited reason