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Rasi: Over €1 mn to Be Provided for Regional Development Support Next Year

Rasi: Over €1 mn to Be Provided for Regional Development Support Next Year

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – Over €1 million will be provided to projects for developing Slovak regions next year, Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Richard Rasi (Smer-SD) told a news conference on Monday. At the same time, Rasi announced a call for the provision of subsidies in the field of regional

Poll: Smer-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by LSNS and PS-Together

Poll: Smer-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by LSNS and PS-Together

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – If a parliamentary election had been held in December, it would have been won by Smer-SD on 19.6 percent of the votes, followed by the far-right Kotlebaites-LSNS on 11.8 percent and Progressive Slovakia-Together on 10.3 percent, according to a recent poll conducted by

Interior Ministry in Talks with Facebook to Prevent Illicit Posting of Polls

Interior Ministry in Talks with Facebook to Prevent Illicit Posting of Polls

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – Representatives of the Interior Ministry and State Commission Office hold talks with Facebook to look into illicit online election campaigning, with next round of talks slated to take place with Google, Interior Ministry’s election department director Eva Chmelova announced on Thursday. “The objective is to

SaS to Accede to Opposition Non-aggression Pact on Monday

SaS to Accede to Opposition Non-aggression Pact on Monday

Bratislava, December 12 (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity party on Monday will accede to the non-aggression pact that was initially signed by the opposition Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and the Progressive Slovakia (PS)-Together coalition and later joined by the For the People Party, KDH announced on Thursday, with

PS-Together Coalition Presents Ten Measures for Rural Areas

PS-Together Coalition Presents Ten Measures for Rural Areas

Bratislava, December 11 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Progressive Slovakia (PS)-Together coalition presented ten measures aimed at supporting rural development on Tuesday (December 10). The coalition wants to prevent a drop in employment in traditional professions and to dissuade people of productive age from leaving rural areas. PS-Together wants to support

Committee Expresses Confidence in NAKA over Charges against Fico

Committee Expresses Confidence in NAKA over Charges against Fico

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Members of the parliamentary defence and security committee have expressed their confidence in the procedures carried out by the National Crime Agency (NAKA) in pressing charges against Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico, committee head Anton Hrnko (Slovak National Party/SNS) stated following a session of the committee

Health Minister Kalavska to Resign

Health Minister Kalavska to Resign

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) has decided to step down from her post, and her office should inform the president about her resignation on Tuesday, Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova informed TASR on Monday. Kalavska had already offered her resignation on December 4 after