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Prochazka: Parliament "Detox" Sessions Promises to Cut Red Tape

Prochazka: Parliament "Detox" Sessions Promises to Cut Red Tape

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Parliament should hold one special “detoxification” session annually devoted solely to “cleaning” the legal system with respect to duties imposed on employers and self-governing authorities, according to non-parliamentary Siet (Network) party leader Radoslav Prochazka. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, he said that “now is

Fico: I Won't Respond to Circus-like Absurdities

Fico: I Won't Respond to Circus-like Absurdities

Kezmarok, February 10 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico won’t be responding to circus-like absurdities. The Cabinet replied in this manner to a call from OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic – raised earlier on Wednesday – to have Matovic and Fico take a lie detector test together. Fico pointed out that Matovic has

Gov't: Fico to Attend Extraordinary V4 Summit to Discuss Migration

Gov't: Fico to Attend Extraordinary V4 Summit to Discuss Migration

Kezmarok, February 10 (TASR) – The Government at its away session in Kezmarok (Presov region) on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Robert Fico’s attendance at an extraordinary summit of the Visegrad Four (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia) premiers on Monday, February 15. The summit, which will be dedicated to the

Matovic Challenges Fico to Polygraph, Files Complaint against Vandak

Matovic Challenges Fico to Polygraph, Files Complaint against Vandak

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic, speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, called on Prime Minister Robert Fico to undergo a polygraph test with him, saying that if Fico finds the courage to do so, Matovic will give him the 121 million Slovak crowns (about €4 million)

Kostka: I'm Not Masseur Who Steals

Kostka: I'm Not Masseur Who Steals

Bratislava, February 10, (TASR) – Peter Kostka, the owner of a clinic called Klinika Kostka who has been accused of signing an excessively favourable contract with state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP), denied on Wednesday that he’s a masseur who steals. “If I don’t have a single patient

Kiska: Every Nurse That Leaves Abroad a Loss for Slovakia

Kiska: Every Nurse That Leaves Abroad a Loss for Slovakia

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska has been asked by nurses’ unions and chamber on Tuesday to contribute to the resolution of their current situation by his authority, TASR learnt the same day. Nurses believe that Kiska will be successful as a mediator between them and Cabinet. Kiska

Wasley: I'd Like to See Further Involvement of Slovakia in Afghanistan

Wasley: I'd Like to See Further Involvement of Slovakia in Afghanistan

Zilina, February 9 (TASR) – Charge d’Affaires of the US Embassy in Slovakia Liam Wasley on Tuesday paid a visit to the 5th regiment of special designation in Zilina and thanked them for sacrifices they made during their work in Afghanistan. “I would welcome any further involvement of Slovakia and