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Martin Fabok

Martin Fabok

Coalition MPs Claim to Err with Ballots, Opposition Suspects Politicking

Coalition MPs Claim to Err with Ballots, Opposition Suspects Politicking

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The reason why only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate was elected on Thursday could be that lawmakers made mistakes when casting their ballots, stated MP Jaroslav Paska (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Thursday. If these mistakes hadn’t been made, as many as four candidates

Pellegrini Denies Vying for Any EU Post, His Place in Slovakia

Pellegrini Denies Vying for Any EU Post, His Place in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) hasn’t vied for any EU post and believes his purpose is in Slovakia, TASR learnt on Thursday. Earlier in the day, Pravda daily reported that Pellegrini had expressed serious interest in becoming the President of the European Council, the post

Parliament Elects Prochazka as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Parliament Elects Prochazka as Single Constitutional Court Judge Candidate

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – The Parliament elected only a single Constitutional Court judge candidate in its Thursday vote: Radoslav Prochazka, who managed to garner 74 MP votes. Seeing as the Parliament failed to elect the required number of candidates even on the fourth try, another vote will be held on

Fico: Discussion Inside Smer-SD Revolves Around Party Programme

Fico: Discussion Inside Smer-SD Revolves Around Party Programme

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – The fulcrum of the internal discussion within Smer-SD is the party programme, with two main tasks ahead: making sure that Smer-SD remains a stable element of the Slovak political scene and that the 2020 general election result reflects the work the party has done in the

Slovak Health Chamber Urges Minister Richter to Resign Over SP Snafu

Slovak Health Chamber Urges Minister Richter to Resign Over SP Snafu

Bratislava, June 11 (TASR) – The Slovak Health Chamber (SLK) is calling upon Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Family Jan Richter (Smer-SD) to assume political responsibility over actions by the Socialna Poistovna (SP) social insurer and resign, TASR learnt on Tuesday. On April 30, the Supreme Court ruled that the

President Putin Assures Slovakia Russia Bears No Ill Will Towards its Interests

President Putin Assures Slovakia Russia Bears No Ill Will Towards its Interests

St. Petersburg/Bratislava, June 6 (TASR-corespondent) – Talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin were quite pragmatic, detail-specific and not laced with diplomatic platitudes, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini assessed this way his meeting with the Russian President in St. Petersburg on Thursday. “The President was familiar, down to the most minute

Lajcak: Slovakia Ready to Contribute to Bolstering of Road Safety

Lajcak: Slovakia Ready to Contribute to Bolstering of Road Safety

Bratislava, May 31 (TASR) – Slovakia is prepared to contribute to the process of bolstering safety on roads, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) said after meeting UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt in Bratislava on Friday. The talks revolved about firming up