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Kiska: Revoking Amnesties Is Only First Step

Kiska: Revoking Amnesties Is Only First Step

Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) – The abrogation of Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties was only the first step and now the second step, which is equally important, has to be taken, meaning that the perpetrators of this shameful act must be convicted, stated President Andrej Kiska at a briefing on Thursday. Kiska

Constitutional Court: Meciar's Amnesties Can Be Scrapped

Constitutional Court: Meciar's Amnesties Can Be Scrapped

Kosice, May 31 (TASR) – The Constitutional Court at a session behind closed doors on Wednesday ruled that the amnesties issued by Vladimir Meciar as acting president in 1998 as well as the pardon granted by former president Michal Kovac [1993-98] to his own son in 1997 can be scrapped in

Fico: Repression Must Take More Serious Role in Fighting Corruption

Fico: Repression Must Take More Serious Role in Fighting Corruption

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Prevention in terms of combating corruption needs to be accompanied more significantly with repression, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a seminar on corruption whistleblowers in Bratislava on Tuesday with Police President Tibor Gaspar in attendance. Fico told the participants that stricter measures have to

Transport Minister Taps Foundation Stone of Presov Bypass

Transport Minister Taps Foundation Stone of Presov Bypass

Presov, May 30 (TASR) – By tapping the foundation stone on Tuesday, Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) and representatives of the National Highway Company (NDS) symbolically launched the construction of the Presov West-Presov South D1-motorway section, TASR learnt on the same day. The almost eight-kilometre motorway stretch will be

Slovaks, Czechs and Hungarians Favour Neutral Position between West and East

Slovaks, Czechs and Hungarians Favour Neutral Position between West and East

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – An overview of common trends as well as regional differences in seven central and eastern European countries have been included in the latest comprehensive analysis of public opinion poll entitled GLOBSEC Trends 2017, the results of which were presented at a press conference in Bratislava on

Kotleba: Oligarchs Attempting to Dissolve only Real Opposition Party

Kotleba: Oligarchs Attempting to Dissolve only Real Opposition Party

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The attempt to dissolve Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) is the oligarchs’ method of fighting the only real Opposition party in Slovakia, stated LSNS head Marian Kotleba at a press conference in Parliament on Friday. Kotleba was commenting on the motion submitted by Prosecutor-General Jaromir

Slovak 15-year-old Pupils below OECD Average in Financial Literacy

Slovak 15-year-old Pupils below OECD Average in Financial Literacy

Bratislava, May 24 (TASR) – Slovak pupils are below the average in OECD countries in terms of financial literacy, according to the results of the 2015 PISA financial literacy assessment of 15-year-old students that was released by the Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry on Wednesday. Slovakia scored 445 points, while