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Fico Points to Embezzlement in Company Associated with Justice Minister

Fico Points to Embezzlement in Company Associated with Justice Minister

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The managing director of a family firm associated with Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) was sentenced by a Bratislava court for embezzling more than €15,000 in 2019, said opposition Smer-SD head Robert Fico on Tuesday. “We have a justice minister, whose company has

AKO Poll: Pellegrini's Voice-SD Top, Followed by SaS and OLaNO

AKO Poll: Pellegrini's Voice-SD Top, Followed by SaS and OLaNO

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in April, it would have been won by ex-prime minister Peter Pellegrini’s Voice-SD party on 23.9 percent of the votes, ahead of the governing Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on 13.8 percent and the main governing-coalition party

Rasi: Gov't Should Allow Free Choice of Vaccine against COVID-19

Rasi: Gov't Should Allow Free Choice of Vaccine against COVID-19

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Voice-SD party is calling on the Government to give people a free choice of vaccine against coronavirus as soon as possible, as this would increase willingness to be vaccinated and the state would know exactly what vaccines to buy and where to distribute them,

Poll: Caputova Most Trusted Politician; Matovic Most Distrusted

Poll: Caputova Most Trusted Politician; Matovic Most Distrusted

Bratislava, April 18 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova is still viewed as the most trusted senior state official, enjoying the confidence of 58 percent of the respondents questioned by Focus agency as opposed to 40 percent who distrust her. On the contrary, the least trusted politician is Finance Minister Igor Matovic

NKU: Health Ministry and UKS Members Shirked Responsibility for Pandemic

NKU: Health Ministry and UKS Members Shirked Responsibility for Pandemic

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) – Officials of the Health Ministry and members of the Central Crisis Management Team (UKS) were avoiding responsibility in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, leaving decisions up to the Public Health Authority (UVZ), Supreme Audit Office (NKU) vice-chair Lubomir Andrassy said on Friday in connection with an

Blanar: Matovic Stirring Up Greater-Hungarian Fervour

Blanar: Matovic Stirring Up Greater-Hungarian Fervour

Bratislava, April 14 (TASR) – Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) is stirring up Greater-Hungarian fervour, Smer-SD and Parliamentary Vice-chair Juraj Blanar stated on Wednesday in reaction to Matovic’s recent visit to Budapest during which he bypassed the Slovak embassy in Hungary, choosing OLaNO MP Gyorgy Gyimesi as his only companion.

Focus Poll: Voice on Top ahead of SaS and Smer

Focus Poll: Voice on Top ahead of SaS and Smer

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – If a general election had been held in late March and early April, it would have been won by Voice-SD of former prime minister for Smer-SD Peter Pellegrini on 22.3 percent of the votes, ahead of the co-governing Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 11.2