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Car Crashes into Bus Stop in Centre of Bratislava, Killing at Least Four People

Car Crashes into Bus Stop in Centre of Bratislava, Killing at Least Four People

Bratislava, October 3 (TASR) – A car crashed into a bus stop in the centre of Bratislava (October 2) shortly after 10.15 p.m. on Sunday, paramedics have reported, adding that the accident left four people dead and six injured. Of the six injured, two were in a critical condition.

Constitutional Court to Judge Constitutionality of First Referendum Question

Constitutional Court to Judge Constitutionality of First Referendum Question

Kosice, September 21 (TASR) – The Constitutional Court will decide whether the first referendum question, which concerns the government’s resignation, is constitutional. At a non-public session of its plenum on Wednesday, the court accepted President Zuzana Caputova’s motion regarding this matter in its entirety for further proceedings. The court

Kubina: State Apologised to Hascak for Unlawful Prosecution and Custody

Kubina: State Apologised to Hascak for Unlawful Prosecution and Custody

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – The state apologised to financier Jaroslav Hascak for the unlawful prosecution and custody, TASR learnt from Hascak’s lawyer Peter Kubina on Tuesday. “I accept the state’s apology. I’d be happy if the state authorities would learn from my case and avoid prosecuting anyone

Police Debunk Russian Embassy's Claims Regarding Cemetery of Imperial Soldiers

Police Debunk Russian Embassy's Claims Regarding Cemetery of Imperial Soldiers

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) – The police on Friday pointed to information that is being spread by the Russian embassy in Slovakia regarding the cemetery of Imperial Russian Army soldiers in the village of Ladomirova in Presov region, calling it a hoax. The police explained that the embassy has released a

Constitutional Court Obtains President's Motion on Referendum Question

Constitutional Court Obtains President's Motion on Referendum Question

Kosice, September 14 (TASR) – The Constitutional Court has already obtained a motion from President Zuzana Caputova, asking it to examine the constitutionality of the potential first referendum question concerning the government’s resignation, court’s spokesperson Martina Ferencova confirmed for TASR on Wednesday. The court received the motion by email

Ricziova Candidate for Additional Judge at General Court of EU Again

Ricziova Candidate for Additional Judge at General Court of EU Again

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) – Beatrix Ricziova has become a candidate for the post of additional judge at the General Court of the EU in Luxembourg for a second term. For the reasons outlined below, Ricziova has been serving in the post only since July 6 of this year. “Two months

House Committee: Anti-inflation Package Conforms to Constitution

House Committee: Anti-inflation Package Conforms to Constitution

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – The so-called anti-inflation package is in line with the Slovak Constitution, and the controversial parts contested by President Zuzana Caputova are not unconstitutional, according to a stance for the Constitutional Court okayed by the parliamentary constitutional committee on Thursday. The committee’s position at the same