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Cabinet Backs Matecna as Agriculture Minister

Cabinet Backs Matecna as Agriculture Minister

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – The Government at its session on Wednesday expressed its support for Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (an SNS nominee) who is set face an Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion in Parliament on Thursday. According to a joint stance that was adopted by the ministers, the Cabinet

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – An age of at least 45, mastering at least one world language and passing judicial, lawyer’s or prosecutor’s exams – these might be the new criteria for selecting candidates for constitutional judges, with the governing coalition agreeing on them at its session on Tuesday. “We’

Slovakia and Indiana Ink Memo on Deeper Economic Cooperation

Slovakia and Indiana Ink Memo on Deeper Economic Cooperation

Bratislava, May 21 (TASR) – Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) and Governor of the US state of Indiana Eric Holcomb have signed a memorandum on deeper economic cooperation, TASR learnt from ministry spokesman Maros Stano on Monday. The meeting in Bratislava was also attended by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD). According

TIS: Private Companies to Offer Helping Hand to Whistleblowers

TIS: Private Companies to Offer Helping Hand to Whistleblowers

Bratislava, May 21 (TASR) – More than 400 private companies have committed themselves to helping whistleblowers who lose their jobs due to reporting corruption at work, TASR learnt on Monday. The companies have joined the Backing the Bold Ones initiative, which has been launched by Transparency International Slovakia (TIS) in cooperation

Premier: Slovakia's Foreign Policy Must Remain Consistent

Premier: Slovakia's Foreign Policy Must Remain Consistent

Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) – It’s key for Slovakia to preserve consensus in its foreign policy, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after meeting Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) on Wednesday as part of the premier’s series of visits to individual ministries. “I sometimes

LSNS Wants MPs to Support Bill on Tightening Abortion Policy

LSNS Wants MPs to Support Bill on Tightening Abortion Policy

Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) – The far-right LSNS party is calling on all legislators in Parliament to support its draft amendment to the law on the artificial termination of pregnancies, aimed at strengthening abortion policy in Slovakia, LSNS vice-chair Milan Uhrik stated at a press conference on Wednesday. The amendment, banning

Pellegrini: Austria Should Pay Same Child Benefit for Same Taxes

Pellegrini: Austria Should Pay Same Child Benefit for Same Taxes

Vienna, May 7 (TASR-correspondents) – Slovakia disagrees with an Austrian bill aimed at adjusting the level of child benefit for people working in Austria to the cost of living in their home countries, TASR learnt on Monday. “If someone pays the same levies and taxes in a particular country, that person