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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Feb. Election, ahead of SaS & We Are Family

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Feb. Election, ahead of SaS & We Are Family

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in early February, it would have been won by the main governing Smer-SD party on 22.4 percent of the votes, ahead of the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 14.8 percent and We Are Family on 10.9

Eurobarometer: Trust among Slovaks in Police Rose after March Fall

Eurobarometer: Trust among Slovaks in Police Rose after March Fall

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – The latest Eurobarometer survey shows that Slovaks’ trust in national institutions increased in November 2018 following a rapid decline last March in connection with the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova at the end of the previous month. While, for example, in

Fifteen Astronauts to Mark Slovak Colleague's Anniversary in Bratislava

Fifteen Astronauts to Mark Slovak Colleague's Anniversary in Bratislava

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – Fifteen European astronauts will meet in Bratislava in February at an international event to mark the 20th anniversary of the first flight into space by a Slovak, Ivan Bella. “It will be a unique event that hasn’t yet taken place in Slovakia,” Bella, who initiated

Germans to Interrogate Witnesses in Slovakia in Vietnamese Abduction Case

Germans to Interrogate Witnesses in Slovakia in Vietnamese Abduction Case

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – German investigators will come to Slovakia on Tuesday (February 12) to interrogate witnesses vis-a-vis the case involving the abduction of Vietnamese national Trinh Xuan Thanh from Berlin to Vietnam in regard to allegations that he was transported via a Slovak government plane, the Regional Prosecutor’s

MPs to Elect Constitutional Court Judges Late on Tuesday Afternoon

MPs to Elect Constitutional Court Judges Late on Tuesday Afternoon

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – The election of candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday (February 12), TASR learnt following the end of the debate on the candidates in Parliament on Friday. The parliamentary debate started on Thursday (February 7) afternoon, with

Matovic Remains as MP, Only 26 MPs Vote for Him to Lose Seat

Matovic Remains as MP, Only 26 MPs Vote for Him to Lose Seat

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Leader of the Opposition OLaNO party Igor Matovic will remain as an MP, as a mere 26 MPs on Thursday supported a proposal to strip him of his mandate in the House, while at least 90 votes were needed for the motion to be passed. MPs

Parliamentary Committee Okays Fico's Candidacy for Constitutional Judge

Parliamentary Committee Okays Fico's Candidacy for Constitutional Judge

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – The parliamentary constitutional committee on Thursday decided that Smer-SD leader Robert Fico meets the legal criteria to become a Constitutional Court judge. The committee has thus okayed Fico’s candidacy for the post of constitutional judge, with seven MPs voting for and six against. The parliamentary