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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Hrnciar to Resign as Martin Mayor, But Not Yet

Hrnciar to Resign as Martin Mayor, But Not Yet

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chair Andrej Hrnciar (Siet/Network) has told TASR that he’ll resign from the post of mayor of Martin (Zilina region), adding that he’ll do so only after the town manages to bring itself out of forced administration, however. “We’re striving to stabilise

SaS Calls on Finance Minister Kazimir to Dismiss FS Head Imrecze

SaS Calls on Finance Minister Kazimir to Dismiss FS Head Imrecze

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – Opposition Freedom and Solidarity Party (SaS) is calling on Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) to dismiss Frantisek Imrecze from the post of Financial Administration (FS) President, TASR learnt from SaS leader Richard Sulik on Friday. SaS wants to see Imrecze dismissed due to suspicions of influencing

Slovak Radio Stations Must Play More Slovak Music as of Friday

Slovak Radio Stations Must Play More Slovak Music as of Friday

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Slovak radio stations will have to include more Slovak music in their broadcasts as of Friday, with an amendment to the law on broadcasting and retransmission taking effect as of the same day. Private radio stations will have to allocate at least 20 percent of their

Most-Hid Won't Back LSNS Representatives in Senior Committee Posts

Most-Hid Won't Back LSNS Representatives in Senior Committee Posts

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Governing Most-Hid party MPs will not support the election of MPs representing Marian Kotleba’s far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) to senior posts on parliamentary committees, TASR learnt from Most-Hid caucus head Gabor Gal on Friday. “The Most-Hid party finds it unacceptable that people

Health-care Sector Needs Additional €95m, ANS Tells New Minister

Health-care Sector Needs Additional €95m, ANS Tells New Minister

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Dozens of small and medium-sized hospitals believe that an additional €95 million would be necessary for the health-care sector to become stable, said president of the Slovak Hospitals Association (ANS) Marian Petko on Thursday following his working meeting with new Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD

Cabinet Allocates €2.5m for City of Martin in Forced Administration

Cabinet Allocates €2.5m for City of Martin in Forced Administration

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Financial assistance of €2.5 million will be provided to the city of Martin (Zilina region). It’s the first budgetary measure adopted by the new Government at its first session on Wednesday. The Finance Ministry introduced forced administration on the City of Martin last Thursday

Opposition: Unwillingness to Publish Coalition Agreement Is Inexplicable

Opposition: Unwillingness to Publish Coalition Agreement Is Inexplicable

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – The unwillingness of governing coalition parties Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) to publish the coalition agreement is inexplicable and indefensible, concurred representatives of the strongest Opposition parties Lubomir Galko (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) and Daniel Lipsic (OLaNO-NOVA) on Tuesday. “Our former