Sutaj Estok Visits Police Officers and Firefighters in Eastern Slovakia
Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok visited police officers and firefighters serving in Velke Kapusany, Michalovce and Sobrance on Christmas Eve.
Domestic Policies
Poll: Progressive Slovakia on Top in December, Followed by Smer-SD and Voice-SD
Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - If a parliamentary election had been held in December, it would have been won by the opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party on 23.6 percent of the votes, followed by the senior governing Smer-SD (17.0 percent) and junior governing Voice-SD (9.6 percent) parties,
President to Decide on Signing Penal Code Amendment within Constitutional Limit
Bratislava, 19 December (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini will decide whether to sign or veto the amendment to the Penal Code within the constitutional deadline, emphasising that he won't base his stance on the adopted law on the political wishes of either the coalition or opposition, TASR was
Constitutional Court Suspends Whistleblower Office Reform
Kosice/Bratislava, 17 December (TASR) - The Constitutional Court has suspended the effect of the law on transforming the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new authority, taking this decision at a closed-door session on Wednesday.
The court accepted in full for further proceedings a motion filed by a group
Danko Lying Repeatedly and Knowingly, President Won't Comment on His Statements
Slovak President Peter Pellegrini will not comment on the statements made by junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko, because he's been lying repeatedly and knowingly.
Premier Pleased That President's Veto on Amendment to UOO Law Was Overridden
Bratislava, 12 December (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) welcomes the overturning of President Peter Pellegrini's veto on the bill transforming the Whistleblowers Protection Office (UOO) into a new institution in Parliament, emphasising that Smer-SD will always respect the president but won't support Pellegrini in a
Drucker: No Serious Flaws Revealed during Audit of Innovation Calls
Bratislava, 10 December (TASR) - An audit of innovation grant calls for robotics and automation hasn't revealed any serious flaws, only administrative shortcomings and ethical breaches, said Education Minister and acting Deputy Prime Minister for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) after the government