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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

PS-Together Submit Two Bills to Curb Power of Oligarchs

PS-Together Submit Two Bills to Curb Power of Oligarchs

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – On Friday representatives of the Progressive Slovakia (PS)-Together coalition will submit to Parliament two laws that should curb the power of oligarchs, calling them Lex Hascak, party leaders Michal Truban and Miroslav Beblavy told a news conference on the same day. The first draft law

EC Predicts Slower GDP Growth in Slovakia until End of 2021

EC Predicts Slower GDP Growth in Slovakia until End of 2021

Brussels, November 7 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia’s real GDP growth will significantly decelerate from last year’s level of 4.0 percent to 2.7 percent in 2019 and remain at similar levels – 2.6 percent and 2.7 percent – in 2020 and 2021, respectively, stated the European Commission (EC)

Caputova to Veto Motion on Extended Moratorium

Caputova to Veto Motion on Extended Moratorium

Bratislava, November 6 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova stated at a briefing on Wednesday that she won’t sign new legislation to extend the moratorium on public opinion polls from the current 14 days to 50 days prior to elections, adding that if Parliament overrides her veto, she’ll challenge the

NBS: Increase in Bank Levy Will Affect Banking Sector's Profitability

NBS: Increase in Bank Levy Will Affect Banking Sector's Profitability

Bratislava, November 5 (TASR) – An increase in the bank levy in Slovakia will affect the profitability of the entire banking sector, Slovakia’s central bank (NBS) warned on Tuesday. Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) will submit a proposal at Wednesday’s (November 6) Cabinet session to double the special levy

Hungarian Parties Postpone Talks Due to Discord over Rejecting Smer-SD

Hungarian Parties Postpone Talks Due to Discord over Rejecting Smer-SD

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Talks between five ethnic-Hungarian parties were postponed on Thursday, extra-parliamentary SMK party press secretary Robert Kralik told TASR on the same day. The parties failed to agree on whether Smer-SD should be ruled out of potential post-election cooperation. While SMK and two other extra-parliamentary parties, Hungarian

All 13 Accused Members of Takacovci Gang Remanded in Custody

All 13 Accused Members of Takacovci Gang Remanded in Custody

Banska Bystrica, October 31 (TASR) – The judge presiding over pre-trial proceedings of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday (October 30) decided to remand all 13 accused men from the so-called Takacovci gang in custody, STS spokesperson Katarina Kudjakova told TASR on Thursday, adding that the decision-making

Lajcak: Slovakia Prepared for All Brexit Alternatives

Lajcak: Slovakia Prepared for All Brexit Alternatives

Bratislava, October 30 (TASR) – Slovakia is ready for all Brexit alternatives, however, Slovak citizens living in the United Kingdom should register themselves in the EU citizens residence scheme as soon as possible, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) said following the talks held by the inter-departmental