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Gajdos: Slovak Zuzana 2 Howitzers Best Choice for Armed Forces

Gajdos: Slovak Zuzana 2 Howitzers Best Choice for Armed Forces

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – The Zuzana 2 artillery system is the best choice for the Slovak Armed Forces, said Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) after the Government greenlighted the purchase of 25 self-propelled howitzers worth a total of €175 million at its session on Wednesday. The modernisation

Cabinet: US Military Experts to Provide Training in Slovakia

Cabinet: US Military Experts to Provide Training in Slovakia

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – A team of American military experts will come to Slovakia in the summer in order to provide training and consultation to the Slovak Armed Forces, with the Cabinet approving a proposal to this effect on Wednesday. The objective of the Civil Affairs team’s presence in

Smer-SD ahead of SaS and LSNS in Mid-May AKO Agency Poll

Smer-SD ahead of SaS and LSNS in Mid-May AKO Agency Poll

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in mid-May, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 21.5 percent of the votes, ahead of the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 16.7 percent and the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS)

Cabinet Backs Matecna as Agriculture Minister

Cabinet Backs Matecna as Agriculture Minister

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – The Government at its session on Wednesday expressed its support for Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (an SNS nominee) who is set face an Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion in Parliament on Thursday. According to a joint stance that was adopted by the ministers, the Cabinet

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – An age of at least 45, mastering at least one world language and passing judicial, lawyer’s or prosecutor’s exams – these might be the new criteria for selecting candidates for constitutional judges, with the governing coalition agreeing on them at its session on Tuesday. “We’

Parliament Rejects Constitutional Law on Snap Election

Parliament Rejects Constitutional Law on Snap Election

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – A snap parliamentary election won’t be held, as MPs on Tuesday didn’t support the Opposition’s draft constitutional law on shortening the election term, which would have set the date of the next parliamentary election at September 8, 2018, TASR learnt on the same

Slovakia and Indiana Ink Memo on Deeper Economic Cooperation

Slovakia and Indiana Ink Memo on Deeper Economic Cooperation

Bratislava, May 21 (TASR) – Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) and Governor of the US state of Indiana Eric Holcomb have signed a memorandum on deeper economic cooperation, TASR learnt from ministry spokesman Maros Stano on Monday. The meeting in Bratislava was also attended by Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD). According