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President Vetoed Special Levy for Chains, Considers It to Be Non-Systemic

President Vetoed Special Levy for Chains, Considers It to Be Non-Systemic

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska has vetoed the act on a special levy for retail chains, proposing that MPs should not adopt it as a whole when they vote on it again, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The head of state considers the new special levy to be

Poll: Mistrik, Bugar and Harabin Most Popular Choices for President

Poll: Mistrik, Bugar and Harabin Most Popular Choices for President

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Had a presidential election taken place in December, the highest number of people would have voted for scientist Robert Mistrik, who would have received 16.8 percent, TASR learnt from AKO agency, which carried out the poll on a sample of 1,000 respondents between December

Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets

Slovakia Signs €1.6-bn Deal on Purchase of 14 New F-16 Fighter Jets

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Slovakia is due to buy 14 new F-16 Block 70/72 fighter jets, with a related contract ceremonially signed on Wednesday by Slovak Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Lockheed Martin vice-president Ana Wugofski. With all the aircraft due to be delivered by

Babis: Dispute over StB Won't End, It Will Continue in Slovakia

Babis: Dispute over StB Won't End, It Will Continue in Slovakia

Prague/Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – My dispute over whether I’ll remain on the register of agents of the former secret police (StB) during Communism won’t end and will continue in Slovakia, said Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Tuesday in response to the fact that his complaint related

EIB to Give Slovakia €319.6 mn Loan for Transport Projects

EIB to Give Slovakia €319.6 mn Loan for Transport Projects

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide Slovakia with a loan worth €319.6 million to co-fund the country’s transport projects supported by EU funds, with Slovakia and the EIB signing a new framework agreement to this effect on Monday. This is the second part

Pellegrini: Government Ready to Continue Fight Against Corruption

Pellegrini: Government Ready to Continue Fight Against Corruption

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – The Government is prepared to continue its active fight against corruption, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) claimed in response to a joint statement by Canadian, Dutch, British and US embassies marking the International Anti-Corruption Day on Sunday. “As the statement says, a number of important anti-corruption

Lajcak Decides to Remain in Post of Foreign Affairs Minister

Lajcak Decides to Remain in Post of Foreign Affairs Minister

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) has decided to remain in office, TASR learnt on Friday from the minister’s statement. Lajcak was persuaded by guarantees from Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and Smer-SD chair Robert Fico concerning Slovakia’s foreign policy.