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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

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