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Kamenicky: Call for Ministers to Save Still in Place

Kamenicky: Call for Ministers to Save Still in Place

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – The Finance Ministry has been continuously monitoring the development of individual budgetary chapters and it will react following publication of the data from the autumn macroeconomic development prognosis if necessary, Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) said in reaction to the 2Q GDP data published by the

House Fails to Reach Quorum, No-confidence in PM Postponed to Monday

House Fails to Reach Quorum, No-confidence in PM Postponed to Monday

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – An Opposition-initiated no-confidence motion in Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) was postponed to Monday afternoon after Parliament on Friday failed twice to reach the necessary quorum. Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) called on Opposition MPs to attend the session postponed to Monday. “The Opposition has

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Growth Decelerated to 2 percent in 2Q19

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Growth Decelerated to 2 percent in 2Q19

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economic growth decelerated in the second quarter of 2019 to 2 percent year-on-year, a development that was down mainly to slumps in industry and exports, which were offset by growth in domestic demand, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. The dynamics of Slovakia’s

Fico: Mazurek Said What Almost Whole Nation Thinks

Fico: Mazurek Said What Almost Whole Nation Thinks

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – Ex-MP Milan Mazurek (far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia/LSNS) said what almost the whole nation thinks, governing Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico said in a video he’s posted on a social network in connection with Mazurek’s final conviction for defaming a race, nation

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in August ahead of PS-Together and LSNS

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in August ahead of PS-Together and LSNS

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in Slovakia in late August, it would have been won by the current main governing party Smer-SD, albeit on less that 20 percent of the votes (i.e. on 19.6 percent), with Progressive Slovakia (PS)-Together coalition the runner-up

Kalavska Defending Hospital Reform, Intends to Meet Politicians

Kalavska Defending Hospital Reform, Intends to Meet Politicians

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – Providing safer and better quality health care in Slovakia is essential; however, it won’t be possible without reform, Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) told a news conference held at the Health Ministry on Thursday with renowned experts in attendance. In the week starting

Slovak PM Praises von der Leyen for Drive to Make Europe Leader Again

Slovak PM Praises von der Leyen for Drive to Make Europe Leader Again

Brussels, September 4 (TASR-correspondent) – The future European Commission, which will begin working as of November 1, has a strong desire to stand up against major challenges currently experienced by Europe, said Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after meeting designated Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday.