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Total of 21 Candidates for Parliament Taken Off Slates Already

Total of 21 Candidates for Parliament Taken Off Slates Already

Bratislava, February 22 (TASR) – A total of 21 candidates are now out of the running for the parliamentary election (March 5), TASR learnt on Monday from the Interior Ministry’s website. There are currently 2,839 candidates standing in the election, and the number may go down further. Candidates on

Smer Presents Five Conditions for Potential Coalition Partners

Smer Presents Five Conditions for Potential Coalition Partners

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – Smer-SD has five basic principles that the next government, which will emerge after the March 5 parliamentary election, should observe if Smer is to form part of it, reads a statement that the party’s presidium adopted on Sunday. “Stability and functionality primarily depend on the

Wide-gauge Tram Tested in Bratislava, But Not Likely to Be Used Again

Wide-gauge Tram Tested in Bratislava, But Not Likely to Be Used Again

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – A specially adjusted tram with a wide wheel gauge has been given a test run over Bratislava’s newly reconstructed Old Bridge, but the wide gauge will probably never be used, and it’s very likely that the tram was there for the first and last

Matovic: I Don't Have Ambitions to Become Prime Minister

Matovic: I Don't Have Ambitions to Become Prime Minister

(TA3, February 21, ‘V Politike’) I don’t have any ambitions to become prime minister, and I see it as an error among rightist party leaders that everyone wants to be premier, said OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic on TA3’s show ‘V Politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, adding that politicians

Fico: Could Be Lack of Qualified People if Unemployment Goes under 10%

Fico: Could Be Lack of Qualified People if Unemployment Goes under 10%

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – The Government has been successful in meeting its target of reducing unemployment in Slovakia in line with the eurozone average, announced Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press conference at the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry on Sunday. “We’re still matching the eurozone

Firefighters in Humenne Put Out Fire in Building with Fuel Oil Containers

Firefighters in Humenne Put Out Fire in Building with Fuel Oil Containers

Humenne, February 20 (TASR) – The fire brigade in Humenne (Presov region) on Saturday was dispatched to put out a fire in an old building in the railway depot area where a private company was storing fuel oil containers, the region’s Fire and Rescue Corps (HaZZ) operations officer Stanislav Dzubak

Moratorium on Election Polls Starts, Violators to Face High Fines

Moratorium on Election Polls Starts, Violators to Face High Fines

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – The publishing of election poll results is prohibited as of Saturday and until the parliamentary election on March 5, according to the law on election campaigning. Apart from the moratorium on polls, there will also be a ban on election campaigning during the 48-hour moratorium due