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Martin Fabok

President Kiska Turns to Constitutional Court on State Awards Controversy

President Kiska Turns to Constitutional Court on State Awards Controversy

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska wants the Act on State Awards to be looked into by the Constitutional Court, TASR learnt on Friday. Kiska pointed out that under the Slovak Constitution, the President represents the only constitutional body with an authority to bestow awards, provided that he doesn’

Parizek: Main Challenge for FSC Presidency Is Consensus and Dialogue

Parizek: Main Challenge for FSC Presidency Is Consensus and Dialogue

Vienna/Bratislava, January 17 (TASR-correspondent) – Inclusion, transparency and cooperation are the three main prerequisites for implementing a dialogue, and so Slovakia has chosen them for the main features of its presidency of the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) based in

Bulgarian Ambassador: Integration of Western Balkans Our Top Priority

Bulgarian Ambassador: Integration of Western Balkans Our Top Priority

Bratislava/Sofia, January 17 (TASR) – The integration of the Western Balkans is the key priority for Bulgaria’s Council of the EU Presidency, TASR learnt on Wednesday. “We want its inhabitants to really feel like part of Europe, and we’ll work on bringing this region closer to the EU,

Kalinak: We'll Try to Have Kosik Extradited to Slovakia and Make Him Testify

Kalinak: We'll Try to Have Kosik Extradited to Slovakia and Make Him Testify

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – Slovakia will attempt to transport former Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) member Lubos Kosik to its soil so that he can give testimony in the case of the 1995 kidnapping of former president Michal Kovac’s son, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said on Wednesday. Kalinak spoke

Matecna: Veterinary Care Act Priority of Agriculture Ministry in 2018

Matecna: Veterinary Care Act Priority of Agriculture Ministry in 2018

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) – The priority for the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry in the sphere of legislation in 2018 will be to pass a Veterinary Care Act, which will bring the protection of animals in Slovakia up to the level of cultured countries, as animals will no longer be

Trencin Regional Governor Baska Not to Give up MP Mandate

Trencin Regional Governor Baska Not to Give up MP Mandate

Trencin, January 8 (TASR) – Unlike Zilina regional governor Erika Jurinova and Trnava regional governor Jozef Viskupic, Trencin regional governor Jaroslav Baska won’t relinquish his MP mandate, TASR learnt on Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Baska declared: “I already said it during campaigning and I’m saying it now

Slovakia More Successful in Combatting Extremism in 2017

Slovakia More Successful in Combatting Extremism in 2017

Bratislava, December 26 (TASR) – The year 2017 in Slovakia was also marked by the fight against the rise of extremism, with the state adopting a number of measures in an effort at more comprehensive repression. A so-called anti-extremist penal code amendment has been in effect since the beginning of the