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Pellegrini: Kiska Works Tuesday-Thursday, But Party Politics Tough Job

Pellegrini: Kiska Works Tuesday-Thursday, But Party Politics Tough Job

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) on Wednesday appeared to be somewhat sceptical about President Andrej Kiska’s announcement earlier in the day that he plans to set up a new party. “I can’t imagine how the president wants to manage this, considering his weekly schedule

Holzer: People from Vienna Will Soon Go to Work in Bratislava

Holzer: People from Vienna Will Soon Go to Work in Bratislava

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – Bratislava and Vienna are the two geographically closest capitals in Europe, and there is scope for economic cooperation between the two, with Bratislava able to help Vienna resolve its problem with youth unemployment, for example, while western Slovakia would thus resolve a headache caused by a

Kiska: I'll Set Up Party after Term as President Expires

Kiska: I'll Set Up Party after Term as President Expires

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska, whose term in office is due to expire in mid-June, announced in a video released on Wednesday morning that he’ll set up a political party within a few months. “Slovakia wants change. We’ve won this [presidential] election, now we must win

Danko: I'll Prepare Bill to Scrap Special Levy for Retail Chains

Danko: I'll Prepare Bill to Scrap Special Levy for Retail Chains

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Tuesday stated that he’ll prepare legislation to scrap a special levy for retail chains in force as of January, which was earlier suspended via an injunction by the European Commission. At the same time, Danko vowed

Smer-SD Senior Leadership Denies Any Conflict in Party

Smer-SD Senior Leadership Denies Any Conflict in Party

Bratislava April 2 (TASR) – Smer-SD’s senior leadership doesn’t agree that there’s a conflict in the party, with Tuesday’s regular lunch at the party headquarters being devoted to a discussion and evaluation of the presidential election results, TASR learnt from several party members. “We aren’t going

Poll: Smer-SD Would Have Won Election in April

Poll: Smer-SD Would Have Won Election in April

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in early April, it would have been won by the main governing Smer-SD party on 19.7 percent, ahead of a potential coalition comprised of the extra-parliamentary Progressive Slovakia and Together-Civic Democracy parties on 14.4 percent and the opposition

Danko: Control of On-Line Election Campaigning Is a Challenge

Danko: Control of On-Line Election Campaigning Is a Challenge

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Control of election campaigns for public posts in the on-line space is a serious problem for society, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) said at a press conference on Monday, adding that he’ll initiate a discussion on this topic with all relevant political