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Milan Krajniak Leader of Christian Union's Slate for EP Elections

Milan Krajniak Leader of Christian Union's Slate for EP Elections

Ex-minister of labour and former 'We Are Family' vice-chair Milan Krajniak will be the leader of the Christian Union's (KU) slate for the European Parliament (EP) elections, said KU chair Anna Zaborska when presenting the party's 14-member slate at a news conference in Zilina on Tuesday.

Tomas: Average Parental Pension Per Parent Will Be €338.40 a Year

Tomas: Average Parental Pension Per Parent Will Be €338.40 a Year

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) - The parental pension will be paid on a one-time basis in June to 908,043 recipients, with the average parental pension per parent being €28.20 per month, meaning €338.40 in total for the entire year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik

Election24: Forro: President Should Be Allowed to Submit Bills to Parliament

Election24: Forro: President Should Be Allowed to Submit Bills to Parliament

The president should have stronger powers including, for example, submitting laws to parliament, presidential candidate Krisztian Forro has stated in an interview for TASR, adding that the president should be a mediator between the opposition and the coalition.

Election24: Dubovsky: I'm in Favour of Election System Reform in Slovakia

Election24: Dubovsky: I'm in Favour of Election System Reform in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 10 (TASR) - Presidential candidate Patrik Dubovsky is in favour of having an election system in Slovakia made of four constituencies. He believes that it's most important to have the president who's independent and he would slightly expand presidential powers relative to Parliament. This

Election24: Nahlik: Slovakia Doesn't Need NATO, It's Other Way Around

Election24: Nahlik: Slovakia Doesn't Need NATO, It's Other Way Around

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) - Slovakia doesn't need NATO, rather NATO needs Slovakia, while the European Union isn't an alliance of equal and sovereign states, but a dungeon of nations, presidential candidate Milan Nahlik has opined in an interview for TASR. In his opinion, foreign policy

Election24: Svec: Slovakia Should Quit NATO and European Union

Election24: Svec: Slovakia Should Quit NATO and European Union

Slovakia should quit NATO and the European Union (EU), while the president's most important power is ratifying international agreements, presidential candidate Robert Svec, who can imagine serving as president without the amnesty-granting power.

Benova to Lead Smer-SD's Slate into EP Elections, Followed by Blaha and Kalinak

Benova to Lead Smer-SD's Slate into EP Elections, Followed by Blaha and Kalinak

Current MEP Monika Benova will lead the governing Smer-SD party into the EP elections in June, while Parliamentary Vice-chair Lubos Blaha will be number two and Erik Kalinak number three on the party's slate.