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Martin Fabok

Authorities Bust Largest Illegal Cigarette Operation in Slovak History

Authorities Bust Largest Illegal Cigarette Operation in Slovak History

Bratislava/Revuca, June 17 (TASR) – In cooperation with customs authorities, the Financial Administration (FS) Criminal Office over the weekend managed to bust the largest illegal production and distribution of cigarettes in the history of Slovakia, FS president Frantisek Imrecze reported on Sunday. During the crackdown, 10.5 million cigarettes falsely

Analysts: Any Return to Slovakia's Original Currency Costly and Painful

Analysts: Any Return to Slovakia's Original Currency Costly and Painful

Bratislava, June 17 (TASR) – A potential return to the original Slovak currency, the Slovak koruna, would be extremely costly and painful for the country’s economy, economic analysts concur, adding that leaving the eurozone would result in a significant devaluation of the currency and put a crimp on economic growth.

OLaNO: Fico's Proposal Pathetic, Falling Short of Cleaning Up Politics

OLaNO: Fico's Proposal Pathetic, Falling Short of Cleaning Up Politics

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – The Opposition Ordinary People (OLaNO) party is in favour of having the tax affairs of presidential candidates mandatorily published, but wouldn’t limit the law to them only: if the bill is to make sense, tax and banking confidentiality should be scrapped also for all potential

Fico: Smer-SD Derives Satisfaction from Merkel's About-face on Quotas

Fico: Smer-SD Derives Satisfaction from Merkel's About-face on Quotas

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel conceded that Slovakia was right and the mandatory migration resettlement quotas have fallen short of their intended purpose, which satisfies the Smer-SD party, Smer-SD chair Robert Fico claimed at a press conference on Tuesday. According to Fico, this fact represents a great

Insurers: Total Damage Caused by Wednesday Downpour Exceed €500,000

Insurers: Total Damage Caused by Wednesday Downpour Exceed €500,000

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – Heavy rains that pummelled the Slovak capital city and towns in western Slovakia on Wednesday (June 6) caused property damage to myriad clients of Kooperativa insurer, with reported damage figures north of €234,000, TASR learnt on Friday. Most cases concern damaged cars and flooded garages

Prosecutor Spirko Found Guilty by Committee, No Punishment Imposed

Prosecutor Spirko Found Guilty by Committee, No Punishment Imposed

Kosice, June 8 (TASR) – Prosecutor Vasil Spirko of the Special Prosecutor’s Office was found guilty by the disciplinary committee on Friday, yet the committee chose not to impose punishment, TASR learnt on the same day. The committee dealt with Spirko over his public statements on corruption allegations against ex-interior

Danko: Slovakia Backstops Serbia Also on Kosovo Issue

Danko: Slovakia Backstops Serbia Also on Kosovo Issue

Bratislava/Belgrade, June 7 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia stands behind Belgrade even on such a complex issue as Kosovo, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) stated at his meeting with Serbian counterpart Maja Gojkovic on his visit to Serbia on Thursday. “Our unaltered stance acts as good support to our