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Ex-Construction Ministers Given Jail Terms over 'Notice-board Scandal'

Ex-Construction Ministers Given Jail Terms over 'Notice-board Scandal'

Pezinok, October 18 (TASR) – The Special Criminal Court in Pezinok (Bratislava region) on Wednesday sentenced former construction and regional development ministers Marian J. and Igor S. to long prison terms over the notorious ‘notice-board tender’, TASR learnt on the same day. The charges against three other people – Radoslav B., Tomas

Danko: We'd Like to Boost Russian Language Education in Slovakia

Danko: We'd Like to Boost Russian Language Education in Slovakia

Saint Petersburg, October 17 (TASR correspondent) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), who is taking part in the annual assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg along with his entourage, met St. Petersburg’s governor Georgy Poltavchenko on Tuesday. According to Parliament’s communications office director

Fico and Orban Launch Construction of Cross-border Bridge over Danube

Fico and Orban Launch Construction of Cross-border Bridge over Danube

Komarom, October 17 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban on Tuesday ceremonially launched the construction of a cross-border bridge between Slovakia and Hungary over the Danube River that is set to link the towns of Komarom on the Hungarian side and Komarno (Nitra

Danko: Slovakia Has Neglected Many Things Regarding Russia

Danko: Slovakia Has Neglected Many Things Regarding Russia

Saint Petersburg, October 16 (TASR correspondent) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), who is taking part in the annual assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg, Russia, stressed the importance of this event as an opportunity for bilateral meetings with parliamentary chairs from several continents. Danko

Focus Poll: Smer Retains Clear Lead on 26.2 percent

Focus Poll: Smer Retains Clear Lead on 26.2 percent

Bratislava, October 16 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in early October, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 26.2 percent of the votes, TASR has learnt from a poll carried out by Focus agency on a sample of 1,003 respondents between October

Court Order in Case of Daniel Lipsic's Traffic Incident Valid

Court Order in Case of Daniel Lipsic's Traffic Incident Valid

Bratislava, October 16 (TASR) – The court criminal order regarding the traffic incident case of former MP and interior minister [2010-12] Daniel Lipsic has become valid, TASR learnt from Bratislava Regional Court spokesman Pavol Adamciak on Monday. “The court order dated from September 19, 2017, became valid on October 10, 2017,

Matecna: Very Difficult to Say When Double Food Standards Will Disappear

Matecna: Very Difficult to Say When Double Food Standards Will Disappear

The question of how long double standards in food (and goods) quality will exist on the market is difficult to answer, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on RTVS’s political discussion programme ‘O pat minut dvanast’ (Five Minutes to Twelve) on