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PS-Together Lodges Complaint Over Election Results

PS-Together Lodges Complaint Over Election Results

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – The coalition of non-parliamentary parties Progressive Slovakia (PS)-Together has lodged a complaint with the Constitutional Court in connection with the results of the general election, coalition election leader Michal Truban reported on a social network on Wednesday. At the same time, they ask the court

Government Declares State of Emergency

Government Declares State of Emergency

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday evening declared a state of emergency in the whole territory of Slovakia, with the state coming into effect as of 6 a.m. on Thursday. Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) explained that the state of emergency gives the Government tools to force

NAKA Detains Several Judges Linked to Threema Communications

NAKA Detains Several Judges Linked to Threema Communications

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Police officers from the National Crime Agency (NAKA) operating under the ‘Fog’ investigation team arrested a number of judges on Wednesday morning, the police have reported on a social network. The Fog team swooped on judges mentioned in Marian K.’s communications via the encrypted Threema

Caputova Won't Veto Amendment Introducing Thirteenth Pension

Caputova Won't Veto Amendment Introducing Thirteenth Pension

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – A thirteenth pension payment is set to be introduced in Slovakia as of this November, as President Zuzana Caputova announced on Wednesday that she won’t veto the amendment to the Social Insurance Act that will bring in this benefit. Caputova also said that she’s

Top Ice Hockey League in Slovakia Ended Prematurely

Top Ice Hockey League in Slovakia Ended Prematurely

Zvolen, March 11 (TASR) – The top ice hockey league in Slovakia won’t complete the 2019/20 season, as Tipsport League officials decided to end it prematurely at their meeting in Zvolen on Wednesday. They made the decision due to the spread of the coronavirus infection and with regards to

President Caputova Marks Centenary of Czechoslovak Constitutional Charter

President Caputova Marks Centenary of Czechoslovak Constitutional Charter

Brno, March 10 (TASR) – Slovak President Zuzana Caputova marked the 100th anniversary of the Czechoslovak Constitutional Charter in Brno, the Czech Republic, at the seat of the Czech Constitutional Court on Tuesday and in her speech emphasised the importance of the constitutional judicial power, TASR learnt from the Presidential Office’

Minister Lajcak Will Probably Return to Brussels to Work for EU

Minister Lajcak Will Probably Return to Brussels to Work for EU

Bratislava, March 10 (TASR) – When I leave the post of the Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister, I’ll probably return to Brussels to work for the European Union (EU), said Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) on Tuesday. “At the moment it looks like this – just as I came back from Brussels,