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Eurobarometer: Trust among Slovaks in Police Rose after March Fall

Eurobarometer: Trust among Slovaks in Police Rose after March Fall

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – The latest Eurobarometer survey shows that Slovaks’ trust in national institutions increased in November 2018 following a rapid decline last March in connection with the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova at the end of the previous month. While, for example, in

Parliament Fails to Elect Any Candidates for Constitutional Court

Parliament Fails to Elect Any Candidates for Constitutional Court

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – Parliament has not elected any candidates for the posts of Constitutional Court judges, MPs have announced. During the vote 132 MPs were present, 13 of them did not hand over their ballots. Out of 119 ballots 53 were invalid and 66 were valid. The vote was

Fico to Withdraw His Counstitutional Court Candidacy

Fico to Withdraw His Counstitutional Court Candidacy

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – Ex-premier and head of Smer-SD Robert Fico declared on Tuesday in front of the media that he will withdraw his candidacy to become a Constitutional Court judge. “It’s not possible to sit behind one table with a party that prefers its own partisan interests over

Fifteen Astronauts to Mark Slovak Colleague's Anniversary in Bratislava

Fifteen Astronauts to Mark Slovak Colleague's Anniversary in Bratislava

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – Fifteen European astronauts will meet in Bratislava in February at an international event to mark the 20th anniversary of the first flight into space by a Slovak, Ivan Bella. “It will be a unique event that hasn’t yet taken place in Slovakia,” Bella, who initiated

Pompeo: Relationship between Slovakia and USA Built on Common Values

Pompeo: Relationship between Slovakia and USA Built on Common Values

Bratislava, February 12 (TASR) – The relationship between Slovakia and the USA has been built on common values that need to be protected, said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in his speech at the Gate of Freedom memorial at the foot of Devin Castle on Tuesday, adding that the USA

Danko: SNS Supports Public Election of Constitutional Court Judges

Danko: SNS Supports Public Election of Constitutional Court Judges

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – I prefer a public election of candidates for constitutional judges, Parliament Chair and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko said at a press conference on Monday, adding that he rejects politicking, and therefore SNS MPs will have a free hand in the election. The election

Lajcak Hands Over Humanitarian Aid to Medical Facility in Georgia

Lajcak Hands Over Humanitarian Aid to Medical Facility in Georgia

Tbilsi, February 11 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak on behalf of the Slovak presidency of the OSCE in 2019 and Slovak Official Development Cooperation has handed over humanitarian aid to a screening centre for cancer prevention in Zugdidi, Georgia. On the second day of his working