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Lajcak Might Step Down If UN Global Migration Compact Is Rejected

Lajcak Might Step Down If UN Global Migration Compact Is Rejected

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak (a Smer-SD nominee) is entertaining the idea of stepping down from his post if Parliament votes not to join the United Nations Global Compact on Migration, TASR learnt on Tuesday. “Ever since I’ve been a minister, I’ve

Poll: Lajcak Favourite among Potential Presidential Candidates

Poll: Lajcak Favourite among Potential Presidential Candidates

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – Had a presidential election taken place in November, the highest number of people would have voted for Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, who would have garnered 32.3 percent, TASR learnt from Focus agency, which carried out the poll on a sample of 1,012 respondents

Danko: Some People Confuse Democracy with Idea They Can Do Anything

Danko: Some People Confuse Democracy with Idea They Can Do Anything

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – Unfortunately, bad thoughts, selfishness and malice prevail also today, in the context of modern social networks, with some people confusing democracy with the idea they can do anything, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) while laying a wreath at the communist victims memorial

Another 'For a Decent Slovakia' Rally in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Another 'For a Decent Slovakia' Rally in Bratislava Draws Thousands

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – The SNP Square in Bratislava on Friday saw another ‘For a Decent Slovakia’ rally that drew thousands of people, TASR learnt on the same day. The crowd in the protest held on the eve of the anniversary of the 1989 Velvet revolution repeatedly chanted slogans such

Book on Murdered Kuciak and Kusnirova Published

Book on Murdered Kuciak and Kusnirova Published

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – Publishing house Ringier Axel Springer is releasing a book about murdered investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova entitled ‘Silenced’. The book contains a comprehensive view of the lives of the murdered couple as well as an overview of Kuciak’s work as a

TIS: Slovaks Give Fewer Bribes But Many Afraid to Report Corruption

TIS: Slovaks Give Fewer Bribes But Many Afraid to Report Corruption

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – Small-scale corruption has been decreasing in Slovakia, but at the same time the number of people willing to report corruption has been going down as well, TASR has learnt from a survey conducted by Focus agency for Transparency International Slovakia (TIS). “Over the past three years

Focus: Smer Would Have Won November Election, ahead of SaS & LSNS

Focus: Smer Would Have Won November Election, ahead of SaS & LSNS

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in early November, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 20.9 percent of the votes, ahead of the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 12 percent and far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) on