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Constitutional Court Approves of State Service Act Amendment

Constitutional Court Approves of State Service Act Amendment

Kosice, May 24 (TASR) - At its session on Wednesday, the Constitutional Court rejected the proposal to declare as unconstitutional the amendment to the State Service Act, which Parliament approved in 2021. A group of MPs contested the provisions according to which senior employees could be dismissed even without stating

Kuciak Murder Trial: Bereaved Families Fail to Understand Verdict

Kuciak Murder Trial: Bereaved Families Fail to Understand Verdict

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - The bereaved families of murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova fail to understand the verdict in the murder trial, reached by the Specialised Criminal Court on Friday and left the courtroom before the decision to acquit controversial entrepreneur Marian K. [name abbreviated

Court: Marian K. Acquitted in Kuciak Murder Trial, Alena Zs. Gets 25 Years

Court: Marian K. Acquitted in Kuciak Murder Trial, Alena Zs. Gets 25 Years

Pezinok/Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) - Entrepreneur Marian K. [name abbreviated due to legal reason] was acquitted of charges related to ordering the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and devising the plan to murder several prosecutors, whereas defendant Alena Zs. was found guilty by the Specialised Criminal Court and

EP Calls on Slovak Gov't to Make Progress in Protection of LGBTIQ+ People

EP Calls on Slovak Gov't to Make Progress in Protection of LGBTIQ+ People

Strasbourg, October 20 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday called on the Slovak Government to make “meaningful progress in the protection of LGBTIQ+ people” against hate crimes. In reaction to a recent case in Bratislava in which a far-right radicalised gunman murdered two young men, Matus Horvath and Juraj

Heger Calls on Public to Stop Spreading Hatred in Light of Capital Shooting

Heger Calls on Public to Stop Spreading Hatred in Light of Capital Shooting

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) has called on the public to stop spreading hatred, urging politicians and all publicly exposed figures, including those on social networks, to consider their words. Heger stressed that two innocent people were shot dead in Bratislava on Wednesday only because they

NSS: Judge Who Worked Under Influence of Alcohol to Be Dismissed from Post

NSS: Judge Who Worked Under Influence of Alcohol to Be Dismissed from Post

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – The Supreme Administrative Court’s (NSS) disciplinary senate on Tuesday (October 11) ruled that Kosice Regional Court judge Monika G., who was caught working under the influence of alcohol, should be stripped of her post, the court’s spokesman Michal Hajtol has told TASR. “Despite a

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.