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Smer-SD to Convene Party Leadership on Wednesday to Decide Next Move

Smer-SD to Convene Party Leadership on Wednesday to Decide Next Move

Bratislava, 29 September (TASR) - The main coalition Smer-SD party will convene a party leadership meeting on Wednesday (30 September) to decide the next course of action following the ouster of Tomas Taraba (a SNS nominee) from the post of deputy prime minister and environment minister by Parliament on Tuesday.

Parliament: Environment Minister Tomas Taraba Ousted with 77 votes

Parliament: Environment Minister Tomas Taraba Ousted with 77 votes

Bratislava, 29 September (TASR) - Parliament ousted Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) with 77 votes on Tuesday evening, with all 77 MPs present in the chamber voting in favour of his dismissal and 73 MPs absent. Parliament debated the no-confidence motion against Taraba for just

Sutaj Estok: Primary School Knife Attack Carried Out by Eighth-grader

Sutaj Estok: Primary School Knife Attack Carried Out by Eighth-grader

Staskov, 29 September (TASR) - An eighth-grade pupil carried out the knife attack at the primary school in the village of Staskov in Cadca district (Zilina region) after the first lesson of the day on Tuesday, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) stated at a press conference in Staskov on

Premier Ready to Go to Snap Election in January

Premier Ready to Go to Snap Election in January

Premier Robert Fico said that he's ready to go to a snap election in January, adding that this could be achieved by drafting a constitutional law on shortening the electoral term.

Taraba: If in House, I Won't Follow Anyone's Thumbs-up or Thumbs-down

Taraba: If in House, I Won't Follow Anyone's Thumbs-up or Thumbs-down

Bratislava, 25 September (TASR) - Deputy Prime Minister and Environment Minister Tomas Taraba (an SNS nominee) is "packed and ready" to serve as an independent member of Parliament, set to support good legislative proposals. "But nobody should expect me to vote for some nonsense just because it

Zilinka: Inflammatory Statements Uttered by Fico Can End in Great Tragedy

Zilinka: Inflammatory Statements Uttered by Fico Can End in Great Tragedy

Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - Remarks made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday with respect to the Prosecutor-General's (PG) Office have nothing to do with factual and civil discourse and, on the contrary, could lead to a great tragedy, Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka warned in a video

Fico: Zilinka Gives Coalition Reasons for Lawful Changes to Prosecution Service

Fico: Zilinka Gives Coalition Reasons for Lawful Changes to Prosecution Service

Bratislava, 24 September (TASR) - Prosecutor-General Maros Zilinka is giving the governing coalition every reason to make fundamental legislative changes to the functioning of the prosecution service, as his tenure has stripped the Office of the Prosecutor-General of its last remnants of public trust, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) declared