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Premier: New Measures Supporting Families, Pensioners and Disabled to Come

Premier: New Measures Supporting Families, Pensioners and Disabled to Come

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – Boosting the pro-family policy and paying greater attention to the care of the older or severely disabled people are among the main priorities the Labour Ministry should focus on this year, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after a working visit at the ministry on Tuesday.

Caputova and Mistrik to Support One Another Based on Opinion Polls

Caputova and Mistrik to Support One Another Based on Opinion Polls

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – Presidential candidates Zuzana Caputova and Robert Mistrik agreed that before the first round of presidential elections takes place the candidate with less support according to opinion polls would support the other, TASR has learnt from Mistrik. Mistrik and Caputova along with Ordinary People (OLaNO) head Igor

Zaborska, Vasecka and Skripek Said to Be Founding New Conservative Party

Zaborska, Vasecka and Skripek Said to Be Founding New Conservative Party

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – A new conservative party is emerging in Slovakia, with MEPs Anna Zaborska and Branislav Skripek and MP Richard Vasecka (Independent) behind the project, conservative daily Postoj (Stance) has written in its latest issue, adding that the new party could be founded within a few days. The

Pellegrini: Government Wants to Submit Laws Related to Brexit in Mid-February

Pellegrini: Government Wants to Submit Laws Related to Brexit in Mid-February

Bratislava, January 21 (TASR) – In the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Slovak Government will submit all necessary legislative changes by February 15, while at the same time requesting Parliament for a fast-track legislative procedure, TASR learnt from Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after a meeting of an inter-departmental co-ordination

Uni against Politicising of Its Statement on Danko's Rigorous Thesis

Uni against Politicising of Its Statement on Danko's Rigorous Thesis

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – Academia should be apolitical, despite society’s efforts towards the opposite, stated the Bratislava-based Comenius University (UK) on Friday, objecting to interpretations of its statement on Thursday (January 17) concerning the rigorous thesis of Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS). “Comenius University by its

Sefcovic to Run for Slovak President, Wants to Be President of All People

Sefcovic to Run for Slovak President, Wants to Be President of All People

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – I will run for the post of Slovak president in the election slated to be held in March, said European Commission Vice-president for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic at a press conference in Bratislava on Friday. An offer to stand was made to him by the senior

Danko: Law on Right of Politicians to React Essential

Danko: Law on Right of Politicians to React Essential

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) thinks that Slovakia has reached a stage at which a law on the right of politicians to react to what has been written in the media, including commentaries, is necessary, Danko’s spokesperson Tomas Kostelnik has stated. According