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Kazimir to Step Down Next Week, Pellegrini to Temporarily Assume Post

Kazimir to Step Down Next Week, Pellegrini to Temporarily Assume Post

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) will step down from his post next week, probably on Thursday (April 11), Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) told a HN Club discussion organised by Hospodarske Noviny daily on Thursday. The Finance Ministry will be temporarily headed by Pellegrini. The prime

Fico: Smer-SD Still Haven't Closed Question of Next Finance Minister

Fico: Smer-SD Still Haven't Closed Question of Next Finance Minister

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Smer-SD hasn’t decided the name of the next finance minister, who will replace outgoing Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD), head of the party Robert Fico stated on Thursday. The party’s management has to deal with the question by the end of next week. The

Holzer: People from Vienna Will Soon Go to Work in Bratislava

Holzer: People from Vienna Will Soon Go to Work in Bratislava

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – Bratislava and Vienna are the two geographically closest capitals in Europe, and there is scope for economic cooperation between the two, with Bratislava able to help Vienna resolve its problem with youth unemployment, for example, while western Slovakia would thus resolve a headache caused by a

Danko: I'll Prepare Bill to Scrap Special Levy for Retail Chains

Danko: I'll Prepare Bill to Scrap Special Levy for Retail Chains

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Tuesday stated that he’ll prepare legislation to scrap a special levy for retail chains in force as of January, which was earlier suspended via an injunction by the European Commission. At the same time, Danko vowed

Kazimir Gives Up MP's Mandate, Will Also Step Down as Minister Soon

Kazimir Gives Up MP's Mandate, Will Also Step Down as Minister Soon

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) gave up his mandate as an MP on Monday, but he’ll remain as finance minister for the time being, according to a statement that Kazimir provided to the media on the same day. Kazimir decided to do so after President Andrej Kiska

Matecna: Agriculture Ministry Launches Land Reparcelling for €45 mn

Matecna: Agriculture Ministry Launches Land Reparcelling for €45 mn

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry is launching land reparcelling projects costing almost €45 million that will be carried out on 168 land office areas in western, central and eastern Slovakia, Agriculture Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS) told a news conference held on Wednesday.

President Kiska Appoints Kazimir as New NBS Governor

President Kiska Appoints Kazimir as New NBS Governor

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska appointed Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) to the post of governor of Slovakia’s central bank (NBS) on Wednesday. Kazimir, who’s been occupying the post of finance minister since 2012, will assume the NBS governor post as of June 1 of this year. Kiska