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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)

Most-Hid and SNS: Gaspar Should No Longer Be Police Corps President

Most-Hid and SNS: Gaspar Should No Longer Be Police Corps President

Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar should no longer hold his post, representatives of governing Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid indicated on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday. “If I were him, I would no longer be in that post,” stated Radovan Balaz of SNS. “It’s

Premier: I Want to Win Another Parliamentary Election in 2020

Premier: I Want to Win Another Parliamentary Election in 2020

When asked what’s happening with his plan to become the Constitutional Court chair on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, Prime Minister and Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico said that his ambition is to win another parliamentary election due to be held in 2020. “I repeat that

Police Recommend Prosecutor to Charge Ladislav B.

Police Recommend Prosecutor to Charge Ladislav B.

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – The police have concluded their investigation into tax fraud allegedly committed by a well-known businessman, for legal purposes identified only as Ladislav B., recommending a special prosecutor to press charges, news websites aktuality.sk and tvnoviny.sk reported on Friday. “The investigator has presented a proposal