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Matovic: Glvac's Resignation a Strong Reason for Celebration, Fight Not Over Yet

Matovic: Glvac's Resignation a Strong Reason for Celebration, Fight Not Over Yet

Bratislava, November 7 (TASR) – The resignation of Martin Glvac (Smer-SD) from the post of Parliamentary Vice-chair is a strong reason for celebration and an important victory notched by the opposition, OLaNO leader Igor Matovic stated at a press conference on Thursday. Matovic perceives Glvac as one of the mainstays in

Martin Glvac Steps Down as House Vice-chair, Urges Others to Follow Example

Martin Glvac Steps Down as House Vice-chair, Urges Others to Follow Example

Bratislava, November 7 (TASR) – Martin Glvac (Smer-SD) is stepping down from his post of Parliamentary Vice-chair, TASR learnt on Thursday. Glvac claimed he is resigning because he cares about how Smer-SD will fare in next year’s parliamentary race. “I’ve never been overly attached to any post and this

Caputova to Veto Motion on Extended Moratorium

Caputova to Veto Motion on Extended Moratorium

Bratislava, November 6 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova stated at a briefing on Wednesday that she won’t sign new legislation to extend the moratorium on public opinion polls from the current 14 days to 50 days prior to elections, adding that if Parliament overrides her veto, she’ll challenge the

Caputova: Parliamentary Vice-chair Glvac Should Resign

Caputova: Parliamentary Vice-chair Glvac Should Resign

Bratislava, November 6 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova stated at a briefing on Wednesday that she thinks Parliamentary Vice-chair Martin Glvac (Smer-SD) should step down from his post. “I think that he should resign from the post of parliamentary vice-chair. After all, it’s a senior post and position, the second

Fico: Bank Levy Should Go Up from Next Year

Fico: Bank Levy Should Go Up from Next Year

Bratislava, November 5 (TASR) – The bank levy should increase as of next year from 0.2 percent to 0.4 percent from the value of banks’ liabilities lowered by the amount of equity, with the levy expected to channel about €120-130 million into the state budget next year, said head

SaS: PG Ciznar Made Mistakes in Investigating Trnka-Marian K. Recording

SaS: PG Ciznar Made Mistakes in Investigating Trnka-Marian K. Recording

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – It wasn’t the police who committed mistakes when investigating the alleged recording of prosecutor Dobroslav Trnka and Marian K., it was Prosecutor-General Jaromir Ciznar, former investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) Pavol Milan, who is running for the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party,

Ravasz: Most-Hid Will Support Glvac's Ouster

Ravasz: Most-Hid Will Support Glvac's Ouster

Junior governing party Most-Hid will vote for the dismissal of Parliamentary Vice-chair Martin Glvac (Smer-SD), said Most-Hid Vice-chair Abel Ravasz on TV Markiza’s politics show ‘Na telo’ (‘Tough Questions’) on Sunday, adding that if he can’t do it by himself, they can help him in the next round.