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Kamenicky: Increase in Tobacco Tax Will Give State about €101 mn in 2020

Kamenicky: Increase in Tobacco Tax Will Give State about €101 mn in 2020

Bratislava, September 11 (TASR) – The increase in excise tax on tobacco and tobacco products will bring about €101 million to the state budget next year, of which about €95 million from traditional tobacco products and €6 million from smokeless tobacco products, Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) told a briefing on

Danko: Coalition Has Free Hands in Voting on Election Method of Judges

Danko: Coalition Has Free Hands in Voting on Election Method of Judges

Bratislava, September 11 (TASR) – The coalition parties Smer-SD, Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid will have free hands when voting on the method of election of candidates for Constitutional Court judges, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (SNS) said on Wednesday. “The position of SNS does not change in this matter. I

Judicial Council Fails to Elect Supreme Court President

Judicial Council Fails to Elect Supreme Court President

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – The Judicial Council failed to elect a new Supreme Court president at its extraordinary session on Monday (September 9). Judges Jana Bajankova and Sona Mesiarkinova made it to round two. However, neither of them managed to gain more than half of the votes of the 18-strong

House Not Quorate to Hold No-confidence Motion in Pellegrini Again

House Not Quorate to Hold No-confidence Motion in Pellegrini Again

Bratislava, September 9 (TASR) – Opposition once again failed to convene an extraordinary session of Parliament to hold a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) on Monday, due to a lacking quorum. Parliamentary chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) announced that deliberations on the motion will take place

Bomb Alert Reported in President Caputova's House

Bomb Alert Reported in President Caputova's House

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – The police received an anonymous announcement on Sunday that a bomb has been placed in the house of Slovak President Zuzana Caputova. “We can confirm we have received an anonymous call on the telephone line 158 reporting that there’s an explosive in President Zuzana Caputova’

Sulik Re-elected as SaS Chairman, Declares Party Coherence

Sulik Re-elected as SaS Chairman, Declares Party Coherence

Zvolen, September 7 (TASR) – Richard Sulik was re-elected as chairman of the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party at its extraordinary congress held in Zvolen (Banska Bystrica region) on Saturday. Sulik as a sole candidate running for the party chairman post gained votes from 135 party members. The congress was attended

Fico: Smer-SD Slate Leader Hasn't Been Decided Yet

Fico: Smer-SD Slate Leader Hasn't Been Decided Yet

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – The leader of the Smer-SD slate for the 2020 parliamentary election has not been decided, Smer-SD Chairman Robert Fico said on TV Pravda on Friday. Fico said that Smer-SD wants to win the parliamentary election and also form a government. “If Smer-SD should benefit from the