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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Heger: Freedom Not Enough, Respect and Tolerance Needed as Well

Heger: Freedom Not Enough, Respect and Tolerance Needed as Well

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – Freedom in and of itself is not enough if it’s not embedded in values required for a democratic society to function, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) declared in a televised address to the nation broadcast by RTVS on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of

Polls: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by Smer-SD and SaS

Polls: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by Smer-SD and SaS

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – If the parliamentary election had been held in October, Voice-SD party of Peter Pellegrini would have won with 19.3 percent of votes, followed by Smer-SD of Robert Fico (15.5 percent) and Freedom and Solidarity of Richard Sulik (12.2 percent), according to a survey

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