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Martin Fabok

Political Analyst: Putting Constitutional Court into Deadlock Irresponsible

Political Analyst: Putting Constitutional Court into Deadlock Irresponsible

Bratislava, February (TASR) – It is quite irresponsible towards the country to put the Constitutional Court into a deadlock, particularly when the date of the expiry of the tenures of nine Constitutional Court judges has been known for years, TASR was told by political analyst Pavol Babos on Thursday. Babos spoke

Parliament Fails to Elect Any Judge Candidate in Second Round

Parliament Fails to Elect Any Judge Candidate in Second Round

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – MPs have elected no candidates for the posts of Constitutional Court judges even in the second round on Thursday. A total of 143 lawmakers were present, with five failing to submit their ballots. Out of 138 submitted ballots, 49 were invalid and 89 valid. Seeing as

Police Stops Speeding Driver with Cracked Windshield and Child on His Lap

Police Stops Speeding Driver with Cracked Windshield and Child on His Lap

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – Highway police stopped two irresponsible drivers in Bratislava region on Friday (February 8) – one was speeding with a child on his lap and the other drank beer behind the wheel, TASR learnt from Bratislava regional police spokesperson Lucia Mihalikova on Saturday. The first case occurred on

Defence Ministry Wants to Consult NBU on Legal Use of Drones

Defence Ministry Wants to Consult NBU on Legal Use of Drones

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry intends to address the issue of security permits to fly drones and is waiting for an official stance from the National Security Office (NBU) to that end, TASR learnt on Friday. “We reject any attacks suggesting that we arbitrarily demand drone owners to

Danko Meets With Czech President Zeman in Prague, Talking Politics and Life

Danko Meets With Czech President Zeman in Prague, Talking Politics and Life

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko met with Czech President Milos Zeman in Prague on Wednesday, to discuss political issues but also private affairs, which, however, neither side wished to specify. “Sitting down with Milos Zeman is an experience never to be forgotten. The man is wise, charismatic

Venezuela Issue Divides Coalition, Lajcak Lacks Support from Smer and SNS

Venezuela Issue Divides Coalition, Lajcak Lacks Support from Smer and SNS

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak has unequivocal support on the issue of Venezuela neither in Smer-SD, which nominated him to his post, nor in junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS). On the other hand, Lajcak’s stance draws support from third coalition party Most-Hid

Presidential Candidate Chmelar Urges Fair Election Campaigning

Presidential Candidate Chmelar Urges Fair Election Campaigning

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – Independent presidential candidate Eduard Chmelar has called on the media and his competitors to engage in a fair election campaign, as he’s under the impression that this isn’t the case at the moment. For one thing, Chmelar thinks that Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak