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Fico: I Won't Run for President in 2019

Fico: I Won't Run for President in 2019

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – Governing Smer-SD party head and Prime Minister Robert Fico won’t run for the post of president in the next presidential election in 2019, TASR learnt at a press conference held by the premier in Parliament on Friday. “I’m declaring this on my son’s

Kiska and Regional Governors Discuss Priorities of Regions

Kiska and Regional Governors Discuss Priorities of Regions

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Taking over the offices of the eight self-governing regions as well as the concerns, challenges and priorities of the individual regions were among the main topics discussed by President Andrej Kiska and newly elected and re-elected regional governors on Thursday. Of the eight governors, only Bratislava

Interior Minister Kalinak Survives Another No-confidence Vote

Interior Minister Kalinak Survives Another No-confidence Vote

Bratislava, December 6 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) will retain his post, as the Opposition failed to oust him for the third time on Wednesday, garnering only 53 votes from the 128 MPs present for its motion of no-confidence in Parliament. This time the Opposition wanted to oust Kalinak

Fico Sends Letter to Kiska to Pay for Using Gov't Plane for Private Flights

Fico Sends Letter to Kiska to Pay for Using Gov't Plane for Private Flights

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on Tuesday that he has sent a letter to President Andrej Kiska requesting for him to pay the state €990,000 for using the Government’s plane for private purposes. Speaking at an Opposition-sponsored extraordinary session of Parliament devoted to

Fico: Salaries of Constitutional Officials to Go up €1 as of Next Year

Fico: Salaries of Constitutional Officials to Go up €1 as of Next Year

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – Salaries of constitutional officials will go up €1 as of January 2018 and Parliament will resolve their unfreezing through an amending proposal to any other law, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said following a meeting of coalition caucuses in Parliament on Tuesday. “There is a clear

Fico: Migration Can Only Be Halted by AU-EU Cooperation

Fico: Migration Can Only Be Halted by AU-EU Cooperation

Abidjan, November 29 (TASR-correspondent) – Unless cooperation between African countries and the European Union is clear, migration is likely to remain a big phantom for the EU, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at the fifth African Union – European Union (AU-EU) summit in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on Wednesday. The Slovak premier

Bugar: Threatening MPs with Fall of Government Not Good Way to Go

Bugar: Threatening MPs with Fall of Government Not Good Way to Go

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – Threatening MPs with the fall of the Government if they don’t support a salary freeze for constitutional officials isn’t a good way to tackle the entire issue, as it creates unnecessary tension, stated Parliamentary Vice-chairman and coalition Most-Hid party head Bela Bugar on Wednesday.