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Bugar 'Stunned' by Beblavy's Idea to Wind Up VUCs

Bugar 'Stunned' by Beblavy's Idea to Wind Up VUCs

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – The idea suggested by Independent MP Miroslav Beblavy to wind up Slovakia’s divisions into eight self-governing regions (VUCs) before the end of this year has left coalition Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar stunned, according to a reaction he wrote in his blog. He said that this

Analysts: Britain Might Receive Support of CEE Countries in Brexit Talks

Analysts: Britain Might Receive Support of CEE Countries in Brexit Talks

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Tuesday’s speech by British Prime Minister Theresa May on Brexit was good news for financial markets, as it has shed light on several aspects surrounding the UK’s departure from the EU, concurred analysts on Tuesday, adding that the overall economic impacts will yet depend

SNS: EU Must Show Clear Benefits of Membership

SNS: EU Must Show Clear Benefits of Membership

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – The time has come for the EU to show that it will last, and those who believe that it would be better for Great Britain to leave must be proven wrong, coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) spokesperson Julia Kollarova told TASR on Tuesday. According to another

Jourova Praises Progress on Path to European Prosecutor

Jourova Praises Progress on Path to European Prosecutor

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Large cross-border fraud involving VAT and other types of fraud are committed across Europe and often don’t respect borders, and as this is a European and not just a national problem it calls for a European solution, Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) concurred with EU

ZAP: Slovakia's Car Output also Exceeded Million Threshold in 2016

ZAP: Slovakia's Car Output also Exceeded Million Threshold in 2016

Bratislava, January 17 (TASR) – Slovakia’s automotive industry exceeded the one million threshold in terms of car output also in 2016, representatives of the Slovak Automobile Industry Association (ZAP) told a news conference on Tuesday. Over 1.04 million vehicles were manufactured at Kia Motors Slovakia, Peugeot Citroen Slovakia and

Fico: OECD to Conduct Audit of Anti-corruption Legislation in Slovakia

Fico: OECD to Conduct Audit of Anti-corruption Legislation in Slovakia

Paris, January 16 (TASR – correspondent) – The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will carry out an audit of Slovak anti-corruption legislation, according to an agreement struck between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurrio in Paris on Monday. “I as prime minister want an objective

Interior Ministry: Only Police Can Restore Order on Trains

Interior Ministry: Only Police Can Restore Order on Trains

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) – Only the police can step in when public order is disrupted on board trains, and neither People’s Party-Our Slovakia (LSNS) patrols nor Roma civil patrols have any authority to do so, said the Interior Ministry in response to OLaNO-NOVA’s initiative from earlier in the