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Poll: Progressive Slovakia on Top in December, Followed by Smer-SD and Voice-SD

Poll: Progressive Slovakia on Top in December, Followed by Smer-SD and Voice-SD

Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - If a parliamentary election had been held in December, it would have been won by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party on 23.6 percent of the votes, followed by the senior governing Smer-SD (17.0 percent) and junior governing Voice-SD (9.6 percent) parties,

President to Decide on Signing Penal Code Amendment within Constitutional Limit

President to Decide on Signing Penal Code Amendment within Constitutional Limit

Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will decide whether to sign or veto the amendment to the Penal Code within the constitutional deadline, emphasising that he won't base his stance on the adopted law on the political wishes of either the coalition or opposition, TASR was

Constitutional Court Suspends Whistleblower Office Reform

Constitutional Court Suspends Whistleblower Office Reform

Kosice/Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The Constitutional Court has suspended the effect of the law on transforming the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new authority, taking this decision at a closed-door session on Wednesday. The court accepted in full for further proceedings a motion filed by a group

Danko Lying Repeatedly and Knowingly, President Won't Comment on His Statements

Danko Lying Repeatedly and Knowingly, President Won't Comment on His Statements

Slovak President Peter Pellegrini will not comment on the statements made by junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko, because he's been lying repeatedly and knowingly.

Premier Pleased That President's Veto on Amendment to UOO Law Was Overridden

Premier Pleased That President's Veto on Amendment to UOO Law Was Overridden

Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) welcomes the overturning of President Peter Pellegrini's veto on the bill transforming the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new institution in Parliament, emphasising that Smer-SD will always respect the president but won't support Pellegrini in a

Drucker: No Serious Flaws Revealed during Audit of Innovation Calls

Drucker: No Serious Flaws Revealed during Audit of Innovation Calls

Bratislava, 10 December (TASR) - An audit of innovation grant calls for robotics and automation hasn't revealed any serious flaws, only administrative shortcomings and ethical breaches, said Education Minister and acting Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) after the government

House Passes Bill to Transform Whistleblowers Protection Office

House Passes Bill to Transform Whistleblowers Protection Office

Bratislava, 9 December (TASR) - The Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) will be transformed into a new Crime Victims and Whistleblowers Protection Office, MPs decided in a vote on Tuesday, approving the Interior Ministry's bill debated via a fast-tracked legislative procedure. In addition to handling the agenda of whistleblowers