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Slovakia More Successful in Combatting Extremism in 2017

Slovakia More Successful in Combatting Extremism in 2017

Bratislava, December 26 (TASR) – The year 2017 in Slovakia was also marked by the fight against the rise of extremism, with the state adopting a number of measures in an effort at more comprehensive repression. A so-called anti-extremist penal code amendment has been in effect since the beginning of the

Slovakia to Face Another Arbitration in Talc Mining Case in 2018

Slovakia to Face Another Arbitration in Talc Mining Case in 2018

Bratislava, December 22 (TASR) – A company called EuroGas next year wants to sue the Slovak Republic again within arbitration proceedings for the alleged illegal withdrawal of a licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region), EuroGas managing board chairman Wolfgang Rauball told TASR on Friday. “Based on new evidence

ATM Mafia Member Shot and Killed by Police during Car Attack in Opoj

ATM Mafia Member Shot and Killed by Police during Car Attack in Opoj

Opoj, December 15 (TASR) – A member of the so-called ATM Mafia was shot and killed by the police, while another was wounded as the two tried to flee from the site of an attempted car theft by ploughing through two police vehicles in the village of Opoj (Trnava region) in

Danko: One of Lassakova and Mamojka Duo Shouldn't Be Judge

Danko: One of Lassakova and Mamojka Duo Shouldn't Be Judge

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – One half of the duo of Jana Lassakova and Mojmir Mamojka shouldn’t have become a Constitutional Court judge, as both were elected as hopefuls vying for the same vacancy at the Constitutional Court, and President Andrej Kiska should have picked only one of the two,

President Appoints Mamojka, Lassakova and Duris as Constitutional Judges

President Appoints Mamojka, Lassakova and Duris as Constitutional Judges

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska on Thursday appointed Mojmir Mamojka (67), Jana Lassakova (65) and Miroslav Duris (51) as constitutional judges for a 12-year period, TASR learnt on the same day. Mamojka and Lassakova were nominated to the post by the governing Smer-SD party while Duris was nominated

President Kiska to Fill Remaining Constitutional Court Posts on Thursday

President Kiska to Fill Remaining Constitutional Court Posts on Thursday

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska will appoint Mojmir Mamojka, Jana Lassakova and Miroslav Duris as Constitutional Court judges on Thursday (December 14), TASR learnt on Tuesday. Speaking at the Presidential Palace in reaction to a recent verdict of the Constitutional Court, Kiska thus chose to end his longstanding

Court to Look into Causes of Slovakia's Biggest Ever Mining Tragedy Again

Court to Look into Causes of Slovakia's Biggest Ever Mining Tragedy Again

Bratislava/Prievidza, November 16 (TASR) – The Prievidza District Court will once again deal with the case involving a lethal explosion at the Handlova mine (Trencin region) in August 2009 which claimed the lives of 20 people, spokesman for Trencin region courts Roman Tarabus told TASR on Thursday. “Two experts and