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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Defence Ministry Failed to Prove That Purchase of F-16 Jets Was Necessary

Defence Ministry Failed to Prove That Purchase of F-16 Jets Was Necessary

Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry has failed to prove that the purchase of 14 American F-16 jet fighters in 2018, the most expensive military acquisition in the history of Slovakia, was justified, while the procurement process itself and its approval were not in accordance with the rules, according

Prosecutor: Disadvantageous Contracts in Toll Collector Case Equalled €65 Mn

Prosecutor: Disadvantageous Contracts in Toll Collector Case Equalled €65 Mn

Bratislava, June 24 (TASR) – The disadvantageous contracts for the state in the Toll Collector criminal case, concerning the procurement of IT systems for the Financial Administration, were worth more than €65 million, director of Special Prosecutor’s Office economic crime department Ondrej Repa announced at a press conference on Thursday.

Interior Minister Mikulec Survives House No-confidence Vote

Interior Minister Mikulec Survives House No-confidence Vote

Bratislava, June 16 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) will remain in his post, as Parliament didn’t oust him in a no-confidence motion held at an extraordinary session on Wednesday. Mikulec received support from 72 lawmakers out of 135 present, with 53 MPs voting for his ouster and 10

Kolikova Would Welcome Hungary and Poland Joining the EPPO Project

Kolikova Would Welcome Hungary and Poland Joining the EPPO Project

Luxembourg/Bratislava, June 7 (TASR-correspondent) – I would really welcome it if Hungary and Poland decided to join the European Public Prosecutor’s Office project, Justice Minister Maria Kolikova declared shortly after her meeting with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi in Luxembourg on Monday. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Heger Rejects Conspiracy Theories and Intimidation, Law Enforcement Free to Act

Heger Rejects Conspiracy Theories and Intimidation, Law Enforcement Free to Act

Bratislava, June 3 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) rejects any conspiracy theories floated over the detaining of Internal Affairs Inspectorate head Adrian Szabo or intimidation of the law enforcement authorities by the opposition. Heger underlined that the law enforcement bodies’ hands are untied and it’s necessary to let

Nine 'For the People' Representatives Object to Nixing of Lehotsky's Bid

Nine 'For the People' Representatives Object to Nixing of Lehotsky's Bid

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – Nine representatives of ‘For the People’ party object to the motion, lodged by chair Veronika Remisova, to withdraw the nomination of Tomas Lehotsky as Parliamentary Vice-chair, MP Vladimir Ledecky (For the People) informed TASR on Wednesday. According to Ledecky, this move wasn’t preceded by any

Sulik: We Filed Criminal Complaints Against Bratislava Councillors

Sulik: We Filed Criminal Complaints Against Bratislava Councillors

Bratislava, June 2 (TASR) – A criminal complaint over suspicions of subsidy fraud has been filed with the Prosecutor-General’s Office in the case of Bratislava City Councillors Rastislav Tesovic, Sona Svorenova, Tomas Korcek and Radoslav Oleksak who are linked by the case of suspicious coronavirus subsidies, Economy Minister Richard Sulik