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Cabinet Okays Constitutional Bill to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Cabinet Okays Constitutional Bill to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – An amendment to the Slovak Constitution and a constitutional proposal to revoke the so-called Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties garnered the support of the Government on Wednesday, which also passed proposals for them to be deliberated by Parliament via a fast-tracked procedure. The new changes are designed

Coalition Unveils Solution for Revoking Meciar's Amnesties

Coalition Unveils Solution for Revoking Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – A legislative proposal to revoke Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties in a constitutional fashion has seen the light of day, the chairmen of the three coalition parties – Smer-SD, Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid – said at a press conference on Wednesday. The compromise solution the coalition parties

Demonstrators Block Road to Poland to Make Case for Motorway

Demonstrators Block Road to Poland to Make Case for Motorway

Kysucky Lieskovec, March 14 (TASR) – Protesters blocked the I/11 road between Zilina and the border with Poland on Tuesday in a second protest demanding the speedy completion of the D3 motorway, TASR learnt later in the day. Mayor of the town of Kysucke Nove Mesto (Zilina region) Jan Hartel

Inflation in February Mainly Driven Up by Prices of Foodstuffs

Inflation in February Mainly Driven Up by Prices of Foodstuffs

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – The rise in consumer prices in February was mainly propelled by an increase in the prices of foodstuffs, with an increase in the prices of used vehicles also at play, said analysts on Tuesday in response to the pick-up in inflation in February. Consumer prices increased

Matecna: I Want to Set Up Analytical 'Agricultural Policy Institute'

Matecna: I Want to Set Up Analytical 'Agricultural Policy Institute'

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – An analytical Agricultural Policy Institute should be set up at the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry to examine the situation in the sector and propose solutions, minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) stated at a press conference on Tuesday. “I’ll strive to

Stats Office: Inflation in Slovakia at 1.2 percent in February

Stats Office: Inflation in Slovakia at 1.2 percent in February

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – Year-on-year inflation amounted to 1.2 percent in February, with core inflation standing at 1.9 percent and net inflation at 1.6 percent, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. In February 2017, month-on-month cumulative inflation was influenced by core inflation by 0.46 percentage

Kiska Visits Mondi SCP, Discusses Papermill's and Liptov's Prospects

Kiska Visits Mondi SCP, Discusses Papermill's and Liptov's Prospects

Ruzomberok, March 13 (TASR) – The papermill Mondi SCP in Ruzomberok (Zilina region) regards resolving the region’s difficult situation in transportation as key to improving the investment environment in the surrounding Lower Liptov area, Mondi SCP board chairman Miloslav Curilla said after meeting President Andrej Kiska at the plant on