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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee to Carry Out Probe at MFA

Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee to Carry Out Probe at MFA

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – MPs from the parliamentary foreign affairs committee have decided to carry out a probe at the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry at the end of a special session dedicated to the issue of allegedly overpriced cultural events linked to Slovakia’s Council of the EU Presidency.

Kiska: It's Time to Move from Concept to Particular Measures in School Reform

Kiska: It's Time to Move from Concept to Particular Measures in School Reform

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – In addition to the good concepts currently being prepared, it is having political will and sufficient funding that is important for reform in the education sector, Slovak President Andrej Kiska said following his talks with Education, Science, Research and Sports Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National

AEJ and SSN Call on Fico to Apologise for His Statements on Journalists

AEJ and SSN Call on Fico to Apologise for His Statements on Journalists

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – The Slovak section of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) is concerned about the statements made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Wednesday (November 23) when he called journalists “dirty anti-Slovak prostitutes”, TASR learnt on Thursday. “The Prime Minister’s verbal

Fico: What's Happening in Recent Days is Targeted Attack on Slovak Presidency

Fico: What's Happening in Recent Days is Targeted Attack on Slovak Presidency

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – What’s been happening in the past two or three days is not an accident, but a targeted attack against the successful Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU and against Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following

Pellegrini: We'll Probably Have E-Voting, Let MPs Test It

Pellegrini: We'll Probably Have E-Voting, Let MPs Test It

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – E-voting is an interesting idea that might boost voter turnout and influence political parties and their electioneering, said Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) at the international ITAPA 2016 conference that took place in Bratislava earlier this week. Pellegrini thinks that Slovakia

Kalinak Sends Documents on Relationship with B.A. Haus to Committee

Kalinak Sends Documents on Relationship with B.A. Haus to Committee

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has sent materials regarding his ownership relationship with a company called B.A. Haus to the parliamentary committee for incompatibility of posts, TASR learnt on Sunday. Despite missing documentation, the material might help the committee to make headway in its decision-making,

European Commission Unblocks 4 Operational Programmes for Slovakia

European Commission Unblocks 4 Operational Programmes for Slovakia

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) has unblocked four operational programmes that have been suspended for Slovakia, TASR learnt from Office of Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini on Friday. In particular, these programmes are the Operational Programmes Information Society (OPIS), Research and Development, Health and Welfare