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SaS MP Galek Calls on Prime Minister to Dismiss URSO Head Jahnatek

SaS MP Galek Calls on Prime Minister to Dismiss URSO Head Jahnatek

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – Opposition MP Karol Galek (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) called on Tuesday on Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) to dismiss head of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) Lubomir Jahnatek. Galek wants to point to the Office’s dependent action and to initiate proceedings

Caputova: Condition of Disciplinary Judiciary is Insufficient

Caputova: Condition of Disciplinary Judiciary is Insufficient

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – The condition of Slovakia’s disciplinary judiciary is insufficient although it is one of the basic preconditions for an independent judiciary, said President Zuzana Caputova following her meeting with Supreme Court President Daniela Svecova on Monday. Caputova finds a disciplinary judiciary to be important, as it

Gov't Spending Grew Too Fast, RRZ Suggests Launching Correction Mechanism

Gov't Spending Grew Too Fast, RRZ Suggests Launching Correction Mechanism

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Last year’s government spending grew faster than permitted by the spending rule, stated the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ), stressing a need to trigger a correction mechanism in order to move the general government budget back towards balance. However, the RRZ differs in this opinion from

Specialised Criminal Court Launches Proceedings in Case of TV Promissory Notes

Specialised Criminal Court Launches Proceedings in Case of TV Promissory Notes

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – A senate of the Specialised Criminal Court initiated on Monday proceedings in the case of the so-called television promissory notes and obstruction of justice against controversial entrepreneur Marian K. and former general director of television channel Markiza Pavol R.. The proceedings are scheduled to last six

Danko: If Smer Doesn't Submit Changes to Maintenance Collection, I'll Do It

Danko: If Smer Doesn't Submit Changes to Maintenance Collection, I'll Do It

Bratislava, July 21 (TASR) – If Smer-SD doesn’t present a proposal for changes in the system of collecting child maintenance, I’ll do it, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) has told TASR, adding that he’ll submit the proposal to Parliament in the autumn. Danko added that

LGBTI Supporters Appeal to Politicians Not to Misuse Them in Campaigns

LGBTI Supporters Appeal to Politicians Not to Misuse Them in Campaigns

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – At their ninth annual march in Bratislava on Saturday, gay and lesbian people pointed to the fact that they have a right to live a contented and happy life in Slovakia, TASR was told on the same day. The march, which began on Hviezdoslav Square, was

Proud of Family March Emphasises Need for Mother and Father

Proud of Family March Emphasises Need for Mother and Father

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The eighth annual Proud of the Family march was held in Bratislava on Saturday, pointing to the importance of the family and the irreplaceable role of a father and mother for every child, with this year’s march attended by Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National