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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

President Vetoes Amendment to Act on Courts

President Vetoes Amendment to Act on Courts

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska has vetoed an amendment to the Act on Courts that he views as significantly limiting public supervision over court decisions, Martin Liptak of the President’s Office told TASR on Friday. Kiska returned the amendment to Parliament, recommending that it shouldn’t

Tender for Krivan-Mytna R2 Announced, Price No Longer its Sole Criterion

Tender for Krivan-Mytna R2 Announced, Price No Longer its Sole Criterion

Mytna, July 2 (TASR) – The National Highway Company (NDS) on Monday announced the first highway construction tender in which price is no longer the decisive criterion, but the quality of the expert team to take part in the construction, the cost of the road’s operation and the environmental burden

Pellegrini: No Migrants Will Come to Slovakia without Our Consent

Pellegrini: No Migrants Will Come to Slovakia without Our Consent

Brussels, June 29 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia can accept as many as 1,200 migrants to assist neighbouring countries that find themselves in need; however, no migrants will come to Slovakia without the Government’s consent, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said on Friday in reaction to an agreement on

Pellegrini: We Agreed on Highest-ever Salary Hike in Public Sector

Pellegrini: We Agreed on Highest-ever Salary Hike in Public Sector

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – Salaries for public servants should increase by 10 percent on average as of next year, as Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and trade unions signed a declaration on higher-level collective agreement in the public sector for 2019 and 2020 on Thursday. “We’ve sealed the results

Pellegrini in Strasbourg: We Can Only Face Current Challenges Jointly

Pellegrini in Strasbourg: We Can Only Face Current Challenges Jointly

Strasbourg, June 27 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia needs the Council of Europe in the current turbulent times as much as other countries do, said Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini during the speech that he delivered to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg on Wednesday. “Terrorism, the

SaS Officially Supporting Robert Mistrik in Next Year's Presidential Elections

SaS Officially Supporting Robert Mistrik in Next Year's Presidential Elections

Bratislava, June 26 (TASR) – The strongest Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party is officially supporting the candidacy of its former member Robert Mistrik in next year’s presidential elections, party leader Richard Sulik told a news conference on Tuesday. Support for Mistrik was unanimously decided on by the SaS Republic

Slovak Parliamentary Team Places Second in V4 Football Tournament

Slovak Parliamentary Team Places Second in V4 Football Tournament

Bratislava, June 23 (TASR) – During an informal meeting of the heads of parliaments of the Visegrad Four (V4) group held in the Hungarian tourist town of Balatonfured, the Slovak parliamentary delegation took part in a football tournament of the four countries’ MPs. The Slovak team finished second in the tournament,