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Smer, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet Ink Government Programme Priorities

Smer, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet Ink Government Programme Priorities

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Following talks between three-member delegations on Tuesday, representatives of Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) announced that they have agreed on the programme priorities of a new government. The leaders are now set to discuss personnel issues. “The four leaders inked programme

Zitnanska: We Still Don't Know Whether We'll Join Government at All

Zitnanska: We Still Don't Know Whether We'll Join Government at All

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – The question of filling ministerial posts with particular nominees is premature for now, as talks haven’t yet been concluded and Most-Hid at the moment doesn’t even know whether it will join a government at all, Most-Hid vice-chair Lucia Zitnanska told journalists on Tuesday. Zitnanska

Simon Won't Join Most-Hid Caucus if Party Teams Up with Smer and SNS

Simon Won't Join Most-Hid Caucus if Party Teams Up with Smer and SNS

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Vice-chair of Slovak-Hungarian reconciliation party Most-Hid Zsolt Simon will not join his party’s caucus if it signs a coalition agreement with Smer-SD and the Slovak National Party (SNS), Simon announced on Tuesday at a party leadership meeting that dealt with the draft programme priorities for

Figel Resigns as KDH Leader, Commissions Zajac to Act as Stand-in

Figel Resigns as KDH Leader, Commissions Zajac to Act as Stand-in

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) chairman Jan Figel at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday announced that he was resigning from his post and that he’s commissioned vice-chair Pavol Zajac to act as leader until the party congress. Zajac has recommended calling the congress for

Matovic: OLaNO-NOVA Favours Early Election, Confident of Better Result

Matovic: OLaNO-NOVA Favours Early Election, Confident of Better Result

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – Ordinary People-NOVA (OLaNO-NOVA) would like an early election to be held, said party leader Igor Matovic at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. According to the party, it would resolve the deception of voters perpetrated by Smer-SD, Most-Hid, Siet and the Slovak National Party (SNS)

Hodges: Slovakia Moves in Right Direction Regarding Defence Spending

Hodges: Slovakia Moves in Right Direction Regarding Defence Spending

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – Spending 1.6 percent of GDP on the defence within NATO structures is not enough, but it’s a signal that the country is moving in the right direction, said Frederick Hodges, US Army Chief Commander in Europe, on Monday. Slovakia and many other NATO member

Fico: Fight Against Fascism Will Always Be in Our Political DNA

Fico: Fight Against Fascism Will Always Be in Our Political DNA

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – Whether Smer-SD ends up in Government or Opposition, the fight against fascism will form the main characteristic trait of its politics, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday. Fico spoke on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the first Slovak state’s founding, as he