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Matovic: I Don't Know for How Much Longer Coalition Will Be Able to Work Like This

Matovic: I Don't Know for How Much Longer Coalition Will Be Able to Work Like This

Bratislava, November 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Friday on his Facebook account that he can’t tell for how much longer the coalition will be able to work together, remarking that Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) is the only coalition party that is deliberately undermining the coalition.

UMS Suggests Scrapping Current Regions or at Least Reducing Their Number

UMS Suggests Scrapping Current Regions or at Least Reducing Their Number

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – The Slovak Towns Union (UMS) suggests that the current higher territorial units (VUCs), or regions, should be scrapped, as it views their current position and powers as very weak, said UMS officials following their meeting with President Zuzana Caputova on Thursday during which they presented to

Special Prosecutor Kovacik Resigns

Special Prosecutor Kovacik Resigns

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – Dusan Kovacik has stepped down from his post of special prosecutor, Parliamentary Vice-chair Gabor Grendel (OLaNO) confirmed at a briefing held on Thursday, reading out Kovacik’s resignation letter to the media. “Given the fact that the decision of the Specialised Criminal Court from October 25

Doctor Returns Award to President in Protest against Countrywide Testing

Doctor Returns Award to President in Protest against Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Wednesday received Julia Horakova, head doctor of Bone Marrow Transplantation Clinic of the National Institute for Children’s Diseases, who’s decided to return to the president the Pribina Cross Second Class award in protest against the way of how the Government

Smer Wants to Initiate Referendum on Snap General Election

Smer Wants to Initiate Referendum on Snap General Election

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – If the opposition party Smer-SD senses enough support among the public for a snap general election, it will start collecting the public signatures needed to organise a referendum on the matter, said Smer chairman Robert Fico at a press conference on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Smer wants to

State to Boost VsZP Health Insurer's Capital by Another €98 million

State to Boost VsZP Health Insurer's Capital by Another €98 million

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – The state will boost the capital of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) again, this time by €98 million. The proposal for a further capital boost for VsZP was approved by the Government at its session on Wednesday. According to the Government, the refunding of

Premier Rejects Sulik's Criticism of Government Measures

Premier Rejects Sulik's Criticism of Government Measures

Bratislava, November 11 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) on Wednesday rejected criticism by Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), who said that the Government hasn’t kept its promises to ease measures after countrywide testing and has extended the state of emergency instead. Sulik also doesn’t