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Danko Orders Plavakova Out of House Chamber for Having Stickers on Her Computer

Danko Orders Plavakova Out of House Chamber for Having Stickers on Her Computer

House Vice-chair Andrej Danko (SNS) during the parliamentary debate on Wednesday took objection to the fact that opposition MP Lucia Plavakova PPS) was using a computer adorned with stickers in the parliamentary chamber.

Opposition on Consolidation: Gov't Should Seek Savings Mainly on Side of State

Opposition on Consolidation: Gov't Should Seek Savings Mainly on Side of State

The government should seek savings primarily on the side of the state, but it only plans to save 5 percent on itself for now, while the rest should be paid by the public, representatives of the opposition PS and KDH told a news conference following their meeting with Premier Robert Fico.

R1 Dual Carriageway in Banska Bytrica Fully Passable in Both Directions Again

R1 Dual Carriageway in Banska Bytrica Fully Passable in Both Directions Again

A section of the R1 dual carriageway in Banska Bystrica's borough of Kremnicka, which was closed for a couple of days after a bridge was found to be in a critical condition, was reopened to cars in both directions on Sunday evening.

Fico: Slovakia to Receive €1 bn of €10-bn Package of EU Funds for Floods

Fico: Slovakia to Receive €1 bn of €10-bn Package of EU Funds for Floods

Slovakia will receive €1 billion of the €10-billion package from EU cohesion funds to deal with the consequences of the recent floods, Premier Robert Fico, who attended on Thursday a meeting of premiers and the European Commission on floods in Wroclaw, Poland, told a press conference on Friday.

Parliament Dismisses Simecka from House Vice-chair Post

Parliament Dismisses Simecka from House Vice-chair Post

Opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka is no longer a House vice-chair, as Parliament dismissed him from the post in a secret ballot on Tuesday.

Sastin-Straze: National Pilgrimage Held in Limited Mode Due to Adverse Weather

Sastin-Straze: National Pilgrimage Held in Limited Mode Due to Adverse Weather

Due to the unfavourable weather, the national pilgrimage to mark the Feast of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, the patroness of Slovakia, was held in Sastin-Straze in a limited mode this year, with a Holy Mass inside the Sastin Basilica being celebrated by Zilina Diocese Bishop Tomas Galis.

Mobile Flood Barrier Being Built between Slovak Town of Holic and Czech Town of Hodonin

Mobile Flood Barrier Being Built between Slovak Town of Holic and Czech Town of Hodonin

Members of the Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) and volunteer firefighters from towns and villages in the Zahorie area in western Slovakia have been building a mobile flood barrier on the bridge over the Morava River between the Slovak town of Holic and the Czech town of Hodonin.