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Fico on Criminal Proceedings against Blaha: It's Not Normal We Deny History

Fico on Criminal Proceedings against Blaha: It's Not Normal We Deny History

Bratislava, January 31 (TASR) – Head of Smer-SD Robert Fico on Friday criticised the criminal proceedings regarding extremist criminal activities that have been launched against Smer-SD MP Lubos Blaha due to a photo on his Facebook page in which, with a smile and raised clenched fist, Blaha shows off a present

Martin Hospital: Two Men with Suspicion of Coronavirus Stabilised

Martin Hospital: Two Men with Suspicion of Coronavirus Stabilised

Martin, January 31 (TASR) – Two Slovaks with suspicion of having contracted the Wuhan coronavirus, who reported themselves at Zilina Hospital on Thursday evening and were transferred to a special department in Martin during the same night, are stabilised at the moment, said Katarina Kapustova from Martin University Hospital on Friday.

Court Sentences Klinka to Eight Years in Jail for Robbery in Valko's House

Court Sentences Klinka to Eight Years in Jail for Robbery in Valko's House

Pezinok, January 31 (TASR) – A three-member senate of the district court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) approved a new plea bargain agreed between Prosecutor General’s Office prosecutor Jozef Kandera and Jaroslav Klinka, charged with robbery in the case of the murder of prominent lawyer Ernest Valko in November 2010. Based

Vladimir Meciar to Face Prosecution Over his 1998 Amnesties Again

Vladimir Meciar to Face Prosecution Over his 1998 Amnesties Again

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – A Bratislava Police Corps Regional Directorate investigator has resumed criminal prosecution of former prime minister Vladimir Meciar (1993-98) over the misuse of a public official’s powers in the case of his 1998 amnesties, Bratislava police spokesperson Lucia Mihalikova confirmed to TASR on Thursday. It was

President: Slovak Army Valued Abroad, Project Transparency Is Challenge

President: Slovak Army Valued Abroad, Project Transparency Is Challenge

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – Meeting Slovakia’s commitment to invest 2 percent of its GDP in defence by 2024 and the questionable level of transparency of some modernisation projects are the biggest challenges faced by the Slovak Armed Forces, said President Zuzana Caputova following a commanders meeting held by Chief-of-General-Staff

Police Search Bodor's Home, Seize Mobile Phone

Police Search Bodor's Home, Seize Mobile Phone

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The police during a search of Nitra-based businessman Norbert Bodor’s home on Wednesday seized his mobile phone and some other items, but no charges have been pressed against him, TASR has been told by Bodor’s lawyer Adrian Kucek. According to Kucek, Bodor is viewed

President Appoints New Slovak Ambassadors to Poland and Montenegro

President Appoints New Slovak Ambassadors to Poland and Montenegro

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – Slovakia has appointed new ambassadors to Poland and Montenegro, with President Zuzana Caputova handing over credentials to them on Wednesday. Andrej Droba will serve as Slovak ambassador to Poland in Warsaw, while Boris Gandel will head the Slovak diplomatic mission to Montenegro in Podgorica. The president