Domestic Policies

President Accepts Micovsky's Resignation, His Successor is Vlcan

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Tuesday accepted the resignation of Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky (OLaNO) and appointed Samuel Vlcan as his successor.

Micovsky announced that he was stepping down from the post in late May in connection with suspicions of corruption concerning his nominee at the Slovak Land Fund (SPF), Gabriela B. However, on Monday (June 7) he announced that he wanted to withdraw his resignation, claiming that he’d received plenty of support to stay on in his post.

However, Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) and the president on Monday agreed that the agriculture minister should be replaced. Heger presented his successor to the head of the state on Friday (June 4).

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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