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Kollar Re-elected We Are Family Chair: Party "Solid as Rock"

Kollar Re-elected We Are Family Chair: Party "Solid as Rock"

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Boris Kollar, facing no rival, was re-elected chairman of We Are Family at the party’s congress in Bratislava on Saturday. Kollar in his speech pointed to the party’s success in the February general election, noting that it gained two percentage points more

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 5.2 percent Y-o-Y in 1Q20

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 5.2 percent Y-o-Y in 1Q20

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP output posted a fall of 3.7 percent year-on-year in fixed prices in the first quarter of 2020 – the first drop after ten years of continuous growth, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. After seasonal adjustments, GDP in 1Q20 fell by 5.2

Matovic: We're Opening Borders between CR, Hungary, Austria and Slovakia

Matovic: We're Opening Borders between CR, Hungary, Austria and Slovakia

Vamosszabadi/Bratislava, June 5 (TASR-correspondent) – The state borders between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria and Slovakia were opened to the citizens of these countries without restrictions as of 8 a.m. on Friday, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced at the Medvedov-Vamosszabadi border crossing between Slovakia and Hungary along

Matovic Calls Caputova's Speech Fair, But Disputes Some Points

Matovic Calls Caputova's Speech Fair, But Disputes Some Points

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova’s State of the Republic Address in Parliament on Friday was a balanced and fair speech presented with dignity, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) in an immediate reaction for journalists. He pointed out that it contained less criticism than praise, while he

Caputova Delivers State of Republic Address, Points to Solidarity

Caputova Delivers State of Republic Address, Points to Solidarity

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – The coronavirus pandemic and its effects, protecting the most vulnerable, solidarity, support for science, the economy, education reform, support for health care, the rule of law and necessary changes to the judiciary and at prosecutors’ offices were the key topics of President Zuzana Caputova’s State

Matovic: The State of Emergency Won't be Lifted Too Early

Matovic: The State of Emergency Won't be Lifted Too Early

Bratislava, June 4 (TASR) – The state of emergency won’t be lifted sooner than after 90 days, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated following the meeting of the Central Crisis Management Team, adding that if a favourable epidemiological situation prevails, the state of emergency won’t be prolonged. Matovic noted

Parliament's Leadership Commemorates Centenary of Treaty of Trianon

Parliament's Leadership Commemorates Centenary of Treaty of Trianon

Bratislava, June 4 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) and Parliamentary Vice-chairs Juraj Seliga (For the People), Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), Gabor Grendel (OLaNO) and Milan Laurencik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) commemorated the hundredth anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon by laying wreaths at the Monument of Peace Treaties