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Bugar: Governing Coalition Won't Have Joint Presidential Candidate

Bugar: Governing Coalition Won't Have Joint Presidential Candidate

The current governing coalition probably won’t have a joint presidential candidate, stated chairman of junior governing party Most-Hid Bela Bugar on RTVS’s programme ‘O 5 Minut 12’ (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday, adding that his party will have its own candidate that will be decided on by

Matecna Still Sees No Reason to Leave Post of Agriculture Minister

Matecna Still Sees No Reason to Leave Post of Agriculture Minister

I still see no reason to leave the post of agriculture minister, stated head of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, a few days before an extraordinary parliamentary session during which she’

Pellegrini: If Matecna Failed, Evidence Needs to Be Presented

Pellegrini: If Matecna Failed, Evidence Needs to Be Presented

Unfair practices in Slovak agriculture are being squeezed out and many things can’t happen at present which used to happen in the past, with Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) to become a symbol of positive changes at the ministry, Prime Minister

Coalition and Opposition Divided over Slovakia's Stance on Skripal Case

Coalition and Opposition Divided over Slovakia's Stance on Skripal Case

Coalition representatives speaking on RTVS’s programme ‘O 5 Minut 12’ (Five Minutes to Twelve) on Sunday said that they view Slovakia’s stance and its diplomatic approach in the case of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in Great Britain in March, as correct

Matecna: I Won't Dare Evaluate Political Cover of Firm Agro Porubka

Matecna: I Won't Dare Evaluate Political Cover of Firm Agro Porubka

I won’t dare evaluate at the moment whether the activities of former Smer-SD MP Lubica Roskova’s firm Agro Porubka also had a “political background”, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) said on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday.

Sulik: It Doesn't Matter How System Changes, If Police President Isn't Honest

Sulik: It Doesn't Matter How System Changes, If Police President Isn't Honest

I wouldn’t focus on changing the rules for selecting the Police Corps president, but on the need to have an honest man at the helm of the police, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chair Richard Sulik said on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday. When changing the

Pellegrini: I Want People Working Close to Me to Undergo Security Clearance

Pellegrini: I Want People Working Close to Me to Undergo Security Clearance

(RTVS, Sobotne Dialogy, April 7) Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said on public-service RTVS’s programme ‘Sobotne Dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues) that he wants people with whom he works at the Government Office to undergo a security clearance. Pellegrini will also look at whether and how his predecessor, Robert Fico (Smer-SD)