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Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 2.4 percent Y-o-Y in 3Q20

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 2.4 percent Y-o-Y in 3Q20

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP, measured in constant prices and without seasonal adjustments, fell by 2.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2020, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. The Stats Office has thus confirmed the figure from its quick estimate released in mid-November. Compared to

President Criticises Last-minute Attempts in House to Alter Constitution

President Criticises Last-minute Attempts in House to Alter Constitution

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Thursday criticised last-minute attempts of the governing coalition in Parliament to introduce significant constitutional changes without broader debate. For example, the main governing party OLANO wants to shorten the term for Constitutional Court judges, while Freedom and Solidarity’s (SaS) Alojz Baranik

Zilinka Elected New Prosecutor-General in Parliament

Zilinka Elected New Prosecutor-General in Parliament

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – Prosecutor of the Special Prosecutor’s Office Maros Zilinka was elected the new prosecutor-general in a vote in Parliament on Thursday. The candidate should be appointed to the post by President Zuzana Caputova. Zilinka was elected in the public vote by 132 lawmakers out of 147

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The winter ski season in Slovakia won’t open at least until the beginning of January, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) has posted on a social network, adding he has clear and fresh information from the expert consilium that it will recommend

Supreme Court Raises Marcek's Sentence for Kuciak Murder to 25 Years

Supreme Court Raises Marcek's Sentence for Kuciak Murder to 25 Years

Bratislava, December 2 (TASR) – Miroslav Marcek was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison on Wednesday for the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak, his fiancée Martina Kusnirova and businessman Peter Molnar. The Supreme Court senate’s decision overruled the Specialised Criminal Court’s (STS) more lenient sentence of

Hascak Gives Up All Executive Posts at Penta

Hascak Gives Up All Executive Posts at Penta

Bratislava, December 2 (TASR) – Co-owner of the Penta investment group Jaroslav Hascak has resigned from all executive posts at Penta, TASR learnt on Wednesday from spokesman for the financial group Martin Danko. Hascak remains Penta’s co-owner. Hascak’s managerial posts have been taken over by Iain Child. Hascak was

Groehling Wants to Present Another Proposal to Reopen Schools by December 23

Groehling Wants to Present Another Proposal to Reopen Schools by December 23

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – I want to present another proposal for the return of pupils to schools before Christmas, by December 23, Education, Science, Research and Sports Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) stated on Tuesday following the meeting of the central crisis management team, which didn’t approve