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Zaborska, Vasecka and Skripek Said to Be Founding New Conservative Party

Zaborska, Vasecka and Skripek Said to Be Founding New Conservative Party

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – A new conservative party is emerging in Slovakia, with MEPs Anna Zaborska and Branislav Skripek and MP Richard Vasecka (Independent) behind the project, conservative daily Postoj (Stance) has written in its latest issue, adding that the new party could be founded within a few days. The

Alena Zs. Reportedly Communicated with Influential People

Alena Zs. Reportedly Communicated with Influential People

Bratislava, January 14 (TASR) – A woman identified due to legal reasons only as Alena Zs., charged with ordering the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova communicated with several influential people over the past few years, including, for example, Prosecutor-General Deputy Rene Vanek, Parliamentary Vice-chair and

Fico Offered Presidential Candidacy to Sefcovic, He Will Consider It

Fico Offered Presidential Candidacy to Sefcovic, He Will Consider It

Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) – Chairman of the senior governing Smer-SD party Robert Fico has offered Vice-president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic the possibility to run for president, with Sefcovic not refusing the offer but wanting to take a few days to decide, Dennik N daily reported on Tuesday. Sefcovic

Babis: Dispute over StB Won't End, It Will Continue in Slovakia

Babis: Dispute over StB Won't End, It Will Continue in Slovakia

Prague/Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – My dispute over whether I’ll remain on the register of agents of the former secret police (StB) during Communism won’t end and will continue in Slovakia, said Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Tuesday in response to the fact that his complaint related

Lajcak: If They Don't Recommend Me to Travel to Marrakech, I Will Resign

Lajcak: If They Don't Recommend Me to Travel to Marrakech, I Will Resign

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – Speaking on Radio Express’s talk show Brano Zavodsky Nazivo on Friday, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) said that if Parliament doesn’t recommend him to travel to the Marrakech conference on migration in December, he will resign. Lajcak has got

Ziga: Richter's Proposal on Abolishing Daylight Saving Time Not Final

Ziga: Richter's Proposal on Abolishing Daylight Saving Time Not Final

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – There will still be a debate on whether or not to switch to daylight saving time in Slovakia, with Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter’s (Smer-SD) proposal on keeping the Central European Time throughout the year not to be considered as a

Kazimir: Retirement Age Caps Against Sustainability of Public Finance

Kazimir: Retirement Age Caps Against Sustainability of Public Finance

The introduction of constitutional retirement age caps is against the sustainability of public finances, stated Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) on RTVS’s radio discussion programme ‘Sobotne dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues). The proposal to introduce the retirement age at 64 years is in Parliament in its second reading, with MPs to