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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Pellegrini Doesn't Want Gaspar on Smer-SD's Slate for General Election

Pellegrini Doesn't Want Gaspar on Smer-SD's Slate for General Election

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister and Smer-SD vice-chairman Peter Pellegrini claims that the issue of his status within the party is being discussed and that points of intersection are being sought. “We want to make use of these weeks to discuss how Smer-SD will take part in the [general]

Kalavska and Pellegrini Launch Demolition Work in Razsochy

Kalavska and Pellegrini Launch Demolition Work in Razsochy

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) launched demolition work on the bare frame of the unfinished hospital building in Bratislava-Razsochy on Tuesday. “Again, we’re a step closer to Bratislava having, for the first time in many years, a

Truban: We Don't Want to Staff State Firms with Own People, But Experts

Truban: We Don't Want to Staff State Firms with Own People, But Experts

Bratislava, August 12 (TASR) – The Progressive Slovakia (PS) and Together parties want to bring about a change in the political culture and professionalism, leader of the two parties Michal Truban has told TASR in an interview, adding that the parties don’t want to staff state-run companies with their “own

Danko: I'd Welcome Rational Coalition of Parties with Structures

Danko: I'd Welcome Rational Coalition of Parties with Structures

Bratislava, August 12 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) in an interview for TASR has ruled out post-election cooperation with all parties that support the adoption of children by homosexuals, engage in racism or deny the Holocaust. Danko said he would be glad if a reasonable coalition

€100 mn-investment in Electric Car Battery Production Heading to Slovakia

€100 mn-investment in Electric Car Battery Production Heading to Slovakia

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Slovak company InoBat has signed a contract with US firm WildCat Discovery Technologies on cooperation in developing and producing batteries for the automotive industry, InoBat’s co-founder and executive director Marian Bocek and WildCat Discovery Technologies President Mark Gresser told a news conference in Bratislava on

SaS MP Galek Calls on Prime Minister to Dismiss URSO Head Jahnatek

SaS MP Galek Calls on Prime Minister to Dismiss URSO Head Jahnatek

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – Opposition MP Karol Galek (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) called on Tuesday on Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) to dismiss head of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) Lubomir Jahnatek. Galek wants to point to the Office’s dependent action and to initiate proceedings

Gov't Spending Grew Too Fast, RRZ Suggests Launching Correction Mechanism

Gov't Spending Grew Too Fast, RRZ Suggests Launching Correction Mechanism

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Last year’s government spending grew faster than permitted by the spending rule, stated the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ), stressing a need to trigger a correction mechanism in order to move the general government budget back towards balance. However, the RRZ differs in this opinion from