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Smer-SD MPs Want to Convene Committee over Charges against Fico

Smer-SD MPs Want to Convene Committee over Charges against Fico

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – MPs for the senior governing Smer-SD party consider the charges pressed against their party chief Robert Fico to be an attack against Smer-SD, TASR learnt on Thursday. The MPs said at a press conference on Thursday that they will initiate the convening of the parliamentary defence

Police Press Charges Against Smer Chair for Defamation of Nation

Police Press Charges Against Smer Chair for Defamation of Nation

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – An investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges against governing Smer-SD chair Robert F. in connection with the statements he made following the conviction of former LSNS MP Milan Mazurek for his statements on Roma, the police reported on a social network on

Caputova in Watford: NATO Is Main Security Pillar for Slovakia

Caputova in Watford: NATO Is Main Security Pillar for Slovakia

Watford/London, December 4 (TASR-correspondent) – In her address at the North Atlantic Council (NAC) summit in Watford, England on Wednesday, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said that NATO is still the main pillar of national, European and transatlantic security for Slovakia, adding that this pillar has been working for the last

Minister Kalavska Offered Her Resignation to Premier Pellegrini

Minister Kalavska Offered Her Resignation to Premier Pellegrini

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) offered her post to Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) on Wednesday after the Government withdrew the so-called hospital stratification reform from the agenda of the parliamentary session, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Kalavska explained her decision by stating that the

Pellegrini: Hospital Stratification Remains Ready for New Government

Pellegrini: Hospital Stratification Remains Ready for New Government

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – The so-called hospital stratification reform will remain comprehensively prepared for the new government and parliament, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) on Wednesday in reaction to the fact that the Government withdrew the respective bill from Parliament on the same day. The prime minister claimed that

Opposition Lambasts Education Ministry Over PISA Student Ranking

Opposition Lambasts Education Ministry Over PISA Student Ranking

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The opposition levelled criticism at the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport over the less-than-flattering PISA test scores of Slovak students. Non-parliamentary Together chair Miroslav Beblavy believes that Slovak education has deteriorated, as indicated by PISA results. He emphasised that Slovakia cannot settle for mediocrity.

Teacher Maria Sofranko to Lead OLaNO to 2020 General Election

Teacher Maria Sofranko to Lead OLaNO to 2020 General Election

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – Teacher Maria Sofranko will lead the opposition OLaNO party’s slate for the 2020 general election, OLaNO chairman Igor Matovic told a news conference on Tuesday. OLaNO’s defence expert Jaroslav Nad will be number two on the slate, while former police investigator Lukas Kyselica will