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Fico: Smer to Apply Restrictive Measures to People Who Refuse to Work

Fico: Smer to Apply Restrictive Measures to People Who Refuse to Work

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – Only unemployed people who are honestly looking for a job and those for whom employment is hindered by serious obstacles will be at the positive centre of Smer-SD’s attention, TASR was told by the Government Office press department on Friday. The Government Office was responding

Roma Union Chair: Fico's Condemnation of Roma Horrifying

Roma Union Chair: Fico's Condemnation of Roma Horrifying

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – The Roma community in Slovakia is horrified at how Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) condemns the Roma, and his public statements have given neo-Nazis, fascists and skinheads a free hand to defame the Roma people, said Frantisek Tanko, chairman of civil association Roma Union, at a

Out-of-court Settlement in Frame Regarding Talc Mining Dispute

Out-of-court Settlement in Frame Regarding Talc Mining Dispute

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – The dispute between a company called EuroGas and Slovakia concerning the withdrawal of a licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region) has been gathering pace, as an alleged out-of-court settlement worth €240 million instead of the original €2.3 billion could be in the

Median SK Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election on 29.5 percent of Votes

Median SK Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election on 29.5 percent of Votes

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) – If a general election had been held in November, it would have been won by the governing coalition Smer-SD party with 29.5 percent of the votes, followed by Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 15 percent and the Slovak National Party (SNS) on 11 percent, according

Presidents' Decision to Dismiss Judges over Age Didn't Violate Rights

Presidents' Decision to Dismiss Judges over Age Didn't Violate Rights

Kosice, December 15 (TASR) – The basic rights of two former judges Marianna Reiffova and Helena Kozikova weren’t violated by decisions by Slovak presidents to debench them because of their age, the Constitutional Court decided on Thursday. Reiffova was dismissed in June 2014 by then president Ivan Gasparovic (2004-14), while

Fico: Sanctions against Russia Ineffective, Let's Stick to Our Own Truth

Fico: Sanctions against Russia Ineffective, Let's Stick to Our Own Truth

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – Sanctions against Russia have failed to modify the behaviour of Moscow towards Ukraine, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a session of the parliamentary European affairs committee held on Wednesday. “We’re all making a fuss [out of nothing]. Both states have tasks to meet

Kiska to Olympic Medallists: You Are Role Models for Society

Kiska to Olympic Medallists: You Are Role Models for Society

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska on Wednesday received medallists from the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, thanking them for representing the country successfully abroad. Aside from their sports skills, Kiska also praised the medallists sportsmanlike conduct. “I don’t know if we’ve