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Seven Candidates Running for Post of Prosecutor-general

Seven Candidates Running for Post of Prosecutor-general

Bratislava, October 9 (TASR) – Seven candidates are running for the post of prosecutor-general, TASR learnt from head of the parliamentary constitutional committee Milan Vetrak (OLaNO). The candidates include prosecutor at the Prosecutor-General’s Office Jozef Centes, prosecutors at the Special Prosecutor’s Office Jan Hrivnak, Tomas Honz, Jan Santa and

Fico: Coalition Doesn't Wish to Expose its Ministers to Public Humiliation

Fico: Coalition Doesn't Wish to Expose its Ministers to Public Humiliation

Bratislava, October 7 (TASR) – Coalition lawmakers didn’t wish to expose their own ministers to public humiliation, maintains opposition Smer-SD chair Robert Fico, who is convinced that this is the reason why the coalition turned down the agenda for the extraordinary parliamentary session initiated by Fico’s party. The extraordinary

Prosecutor: Public Health Authority's Anti-Corona Measures Were Unlawful

Prosecutor: Public Health Authority's Anti-Corona Measures Were Unlawful

Bratislava, October 6 (TASR) – The Public Health Authority violated the law by imposing far-reaching measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the spring without being legally authorised to do so and by stipulating the measures in a legally shaky way, reads a copy of a document from the

Premier and Defence Minister Honour WWII Heroes at Dukla Memorial

Premier and Defence Minister Honour WWII Heroes at Dukla Memorial

Vysny Komarnik, October 6 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic and Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (both OLaNO) commemorated the victims of WWII on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the Battle of the Dukla Pass at the Dukla memorial and in the town of Svidnik (Presov region) on Tuesday. Official

Premier: Recovery Plan Already Being Discussed Publicly

Premier: Recovery Plan Already Being Discussed Publicly

The recovery plan is already being discussed publicly, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said on RTVS’s talk show ‘Sobotne dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues), adding that he assumes that the document, which leaked through the media to the public three weeks ago, is largely identical to the one called Modern and

Seliga: Gov't Not Trampling on Rights by Declaring State of Emergency

Seliga: Gov't Not Trampling on Rights by Declaring State of Emergency

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – The Government has declared the state of emergency without trampling on fundamental rights and freedoms, House Vice-chair Juraj Seliga (For the People) declared on Thursday. Seliga responded this way to statements made by opposition Smer-SD leader Robert Fico, who maintains that the state of emergency stands

State of Emergency to Be Declared as of October 1

State of Emergency to Be Declared as of October 1

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday approved Prime Minister Igor Matovic’s (OLaNO) proposal to declare a state of emergency in the country in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. The state of emergency will be a general one and will come into effect as of October 1. Prime