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Premier: Government to Check Road Construction Every Three Months

Premier: Government to Check Road Construction Every Three Months

Banska Bystrica (TASR) – Every three months up-to-date information on the state of the construction of motorways, expressways and first-class roads in Slovakia will from part of the Cabinet’s agenda at its regular sessions, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after meeting representatives of the Central Slovakia Initiative in Banska

Sakova Appoints Lucansky as New Police Chief

Sakova Appoints Lucansky as New Police Chief

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Milan Lucansky, incumbent Interior Ministry internal affairs inspectorate head, is set to become the new president of the Slovak Police Corps, as Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) appointed him to this post on Wednesday. Lucansky will assume his new post as of June 1, thus replacing

Lawyer Zuzana Caputova to Run for President in 2019 Election

Lawyer Zuzana Caputova to Run for President in 2019 Election

Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) – Lawyer, long-standing civil activist and incumbent vice-chair of the extra-parliamentary Progressive Slovakia party Zuzana Caputova will join the battle for the Presidential Palace in the 2019 presidential election, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Announcing her bid at a press conference in Bratislava, Caputova said that Slovakia needs

Kalavska: Bratislava University Hospital to Get €30mn for Reconstruction

Kalavska: Bratislava University Hospital to Get €30mn for Reconstruction

Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) – As much as €15 million will be allocated for the reconstruction of Bratislava University Hospital (UNB), while another €15 million will be designated for purchasing hospital equipment, stated Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) at a briefing on Tuesday with Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)

Rajtar: Pellegrini Shows Lack of Trust in Interior Minister

Rajtar: Pellegrini Shows Lack of Trust in Interior Minister

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has expressed his lack of confidence in Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD), stated Opposition MP Jozef Rajtar (Freedom and Solidarity) on Monday in response to information reported by the media that the premier blocked Sakova’s plan to nominate incumbent Police

Madaric: No Political Plans Behind Joint Proposal with Poliacik

Madaric: No Political Plans Behind Joint Proposal with Poliacik

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – There is no need to see any further political intentions behind a joint proposal concerning the election of the general director of public broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) that I submitted along with Independent MP Martin Poliacik, former culture minister Marek Madaric (Smer-SD) told journalists

Cabinet: US Military Experts to Provide Training in Slovakia

Cabinet: US Military Experts to Provide Training in Slovakia

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – A team of American military experts will come to Slovakia in the summer in order to provide training and consultation to the Slovak Armed Forces, with the Cabinet approving a proposal to this effect on Wednesday. The objective of the Civil Affairs team’s presence in