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Parliament Passes Amendment to State Budget Law

Parliament Passes Amendment to State Budget Law

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Parliament on Friday approved an amendment to the 2021 state budget law, with 79 of the 127 MPs present voting for the bill. Parliament dealt with the bill via a fast-tracked procedure. In line with the motion, the expenditures side of the budget will be hiked

Pellegrini and Co. Want No-confidence Motion in Heger over SIS Report

Pellegrini and Co. Want No-confidence Motion in Heger over SIS Report

Bratislava, May 27 (TASR) – Independent MPs operating in the extra-parliamentary Voice-SD party aim to initiate a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO), citing suspicions that investigations into several criminal cases have been influenced by a group of people from or close to law enforcement. According to MP and

Kollar: President and Premier Told Truth about Meeting at SIS

Kollar: President and Premier Told Truth about Meeting at SIS

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The most senior state representatives at the meeting in the building of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) did not discuss active cases or ex-SIS head Vladimir P. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons], Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) said in response to the opposition’

Health Minister Tasked to Put Sputnik V in Use by June 7

Health Minister Tasked to Put Sputnik V in Use by June 7

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday commissioned Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) with allowing vaccination with the Sputnik V vaccine as of June 7. The minister is expected to release binding guidelines that will ensure that everyone who is vaccinated with the jab will be immediately

Micovsky to Resign as Environment Minister Due to Situation at SPF

Micovsky to Resign as Environment Minister Due to Situation at SPF

Bratislava, May 25 (TASR) – Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky (OLaNO) announced on Monday that he will resign from his post. Micovsky, who wants to step down on Monday, May 31, stated this at a news conference held in connection with what has been happening at the Slovak Land Fund (SPF). According

Fico: System of Informers Operates in Slovakia

Fico: System of Informers Operates in Slovakia

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – A system of informers works in Slovakia; the coalition devised this system by finding people who were suspected of serious crime and telling them that if they denounce others, they won’t be held accountable for their actions, chairman of the opposition Smer-SD party Robert Fico

Heger: Meeting at SIS Didn't Concern Vladimir P. or Any Active Cases

Heger: Meeting at SIS Didn't Concern Vladimir P. or Any Active Cases

Bratislava, May 21 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) has rejected speculation on Friday that the meeting held by top constitutional officials and other senior state representatives in the Slovak Intelligence Service’s (SIS) headquarters on Monday (May 17) concerned arrested SIS ex-director Vladimir P. [name abbreviated due to legal