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Tereza Lintnerová

European Parliament Approves VAT Legislation, with Odor Serving as Rapporteur

European Parliament Approves VAT Legislation, with Odor Serving as Rapporteur

The European Parliament (EP) with a large majority approved new rules for modernising VAT in the digital age (ViDA) in Strasbourg on Wednesday (February 12), with Slovak MEP Ludovit Odor (Renew Europe/Progressive Slovakia) serving as rapporteur for the agenda, TASR has learnt from its special correspondent in Brussels. The

Constitutional Court to Assess Lex Assassination Attempt

Constitutional Court to Assess Lex Assassination Attempt

The Slovak Constitutional Court will assess the constitutionality of the 'Lex Assassination Attempt,' passed by Parliament last June, after a group of opposition MPs challenged it, and the Court has accepted their complaint for further proceedings regarding its alleged unconstitutionality. The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party argued that

Fico Also Discusses in Brussels Forthcoming Amendment to Slovak Constitution

Fico Also Discusses in Brussels Forthcoming Amendment to Slovak Constitution

In addition to attending the informal summit of the European Union, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) met on Monday in Brussels with European Commissioners for Energy Dan Jorgensen and for Democracy and the Rule of Law Michael McGrath, TASR learnt from the prime minister's video posted on a social

Platform for Democracy: Forecasting of NGO Audit Outcomes Raises Concerns

Platform for Democracy: Forecasting of NGO Audit Outcomes Raises Concerns

While conducting a government audit is legitimate, predicting its results in advance is problematic, director of the Platform for Democracy and former government proxy for developing civil society Filip Vagac has stated in response to Defence Minister Robert Kalinak's (Smer-SD) recent comment that a financial audit of NGOs

Sutaj Estok: Victory Memorial in Dargov Defaced with Vulgar Inscriptions

Sutaj Estok: Victory Memorial in Dargov Defaced with Vulgar Inscriptions

The WWII Victory Memorial in the village of Dargov (Kosice region) has been vandalised with vulgar inscriptions in English and a Nazi swastika, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated in a post on social media, adding that the act was carried out by supporters of fascism and Nazism. "

SaS Demands Interior Minister's Resignation Over Security System Breakdown

SaS Demands Interior Minister's Resignation Over Security System Breakdown

Bratislava, January 20 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) should take political responsibility for the tragic event that took place at the secondary school in Spisska Stara Ves (Presov region) last week and resign from his post, representatives of the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party stated at

T. Taraba: System for Returning Disposable Beverage Packaging Can be Fairer

T. Taraba: System for Returning Disposable Beverage Packaging Can be Fairer

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) - The Environment Ministry is still working on a draft amendment to the law on returning disposable beverage packaging, TASR has learnt in an interview with Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee), who claimed the state doesn't have an overview