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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

Bratislava Regional Court Confirms Blaha Interfered with President's Rights

Bratislava Regional Court Confirms Blaha Interfered with President's Rights

Bratislava, August 1 (TASR) – Bratislava Regional Court has fully confirmed that MP Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD) has been unlawfully interfering with the rights of President Zuzana Caputova, the President’s Office press department head Jozef Matej told TASR on Monday. The court obliged Blaha to refrain from further verbal attacks and

Fico Rejects the EC Report on Rule of Law, Sends Open Letter to EC President

Fico Rejects the EC Report on Rule of Law, Sends Open Letter to EC President

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The European Commission’s (EC) report on the state of the rule of law in Slovakia is a farce, ex-premier and leader of opposition Smer-SD Robert Fico said on Wednesday. In an open letter he sent to EC President Ursula von der Leyen, Fico wrote that

NAKA Seizes Drugs and Charges 16 People in Operation Parquet Maker

NAKA Seizes Drugs and Charges 16 People in Operation Parquet Maker

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – The National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges against 16 people with the crime of setting up, masterminding and supporting a criminal group and with the drug-related crime, the police have reported on a social network, adding that ‘Operation Parquet Maker’ took place in Slovakia, Hungary

President Caputova Challenges Anti-inflation Bill in Constitutional Court

President Caputova Challenges Anti-inflation Bill in Constitutional Court

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova challenged the so-called anti-inflation bill, sponsored by Finance Minister Igor Matovic and passed by Parliament despite her veto, in the Constitutional Court on Thursday, TASR learnt from President’s spokesperson Martin Strizinec on the same day. “I filed a complaint with the Constitutional