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'Big Fero' from Corruption Scandal at Zilina Courts Sentenced

'Big Fero' from Corruption Scandal at Zilina Courts Sentenced

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – The Specialised Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Friday imposed a three-year jail sentence suspended for five years and a fine of €100,000 on a key figure of a bribery scandal at Zilina courts. If the man in question doesn’t pay the fine,

Alena Zs. Sentenced for Involvement in Murder of Mayor

Alena Zs. Sentenced for Involvement in Murder of Mayor

Banska Bystrica, December 4 (TASR) – The Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Friday convicted Alena Zs., known to the public as an associate of businessman Marian K., for involvement in the premeditated murder of former mayor of Hurbanovo (Nitra region) Laszlo Basternak in 2010. Alena Zs. received a 21-year

Stats Office: Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Up to 7.2 percent in 3Q20

Stats Office: Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Up to 7.2 percent in 3Q20

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia rose to 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-related crisis, the Statistics Office announced on Friday. The number of people who were jobless in 3Q20 was 21.9 percent higher than in the

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