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Gov't Okays Draft Wording of Declaration to Condemn Meciar's Amnesties

Gov't Okays Draft Wording of Declaration to Condemn Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) – The Cabinet recommends Parliament to adopt a declaration on the controversial amnesties issued by erstwhile prime minister Vladimir Meciar when he was acting president in 1998. At its session on Wednesday, the Cabinet approved the declaration’s draft wording submitted by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD)

Three Elite Junior Ice Hockey Players Sentenced for Match Fixing

Three Elite Junior Ice Hockey Players Sentenced for Match Fixing

Banska Bystrica, November 25 (TASR) – Three junior ice hockey premier league players on Friday received parole sentences for match fixing from the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica. The three young players, who were among the leaders of elite team HC Kosice, allegedly last year attempted to manipulate the result

Police Investigate Series of Radioctive Letters as Terrorism

Police Investigate Series of Radioctive Letters as Terrorism

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – The police are investigating a series of five suspicious letters delivered to some courts, the Justice Ministry and Presov regional police directorate because at least three of them contained radioactive substances, Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar announced at a press conference on Friday. The first suspicious

Main Trial in Arbitration on Talc Mining over, Verdict Expected in 1.5 Years

Main Trial in Arbitration on Talc Mining over, Verdict Expected in 1.5 Years

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – The decision for the international arbitration between the company EuroGas and Slovakia concerning the withdrawal of the licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region) should be made in one or 1.5 years at the latest, Plus 7 Dni weekly writes in its latest

Gaspar: Case of Election Corruption in Lomnicka Thoroughly Investigated

Gaspar: Case of Election Corruption in Lomnicka Thoroughly Investigated

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Police have thoroughly investigated the alleged buying of votes in the village of Lomnicka (Presov region), stated Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar at a press briefing on Monday. Gaspar thus rejected the criticism from former government proxy for Roma communities Peter Pollak (OLaNO-NOVA) and OLaNO-NOVA leader

Tax Cobra Detects 2 Cases of Tax-related Fraud Worth Total of €58 mn

Tax Cobra Detects 2 Cases of Tax-related Fraud Worth Total of €58 mn

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – The ‘Tax Cobra’ tax enforcement unit has discovered fictitious trading in reinforced steel and poultry, Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar and Financial Administration chief Frantisek Imrecze told a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. In the first case the total damage resulting from tax fraud is

Macejkova Meets Venice Commission Chief Concerning Lack of Judges

Macejkova Meets Venice Commission Chief Concerning Lack of Judges

Kosice, November 8 (TASR) – The situation at the Slovak Constitutional Court, which has been lacking three judges for a long time, was high on the agenda of talks between Constitutional Court chair Ivetta Macejkova and Venice Commission President Gianni Buquicchio on Tuesday. Macejkova and Buquicchio concurred on the need for