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Danko: I Call on Opposition MPs to Admit Error Regarding Rules of Procedure

Danko: I Call on Opposition MPs to Admit Error Regarding Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, January 9 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) called on Wednesday for the Opposition MPs who have criticised the amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to at least admit that they were wrong, TASR learnt on the same day. Danko was responding to an earlier

President Kiska Presents State Awards to 30 Public Figures

President Kiska Presents State Awards to 30 Public Figures

Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska, at a ceremony marking the 26th anniversary of Slovakia’s independence on Tuesday, presented state awards to 30 personages of social and cultural life, including three in memoriam, TASR learnt on the same day. Fifteen women and fifteen men have received the state

Fico Offered Presidential Candidacy to Sefcovic, He Will Consider It

Fico Offered Presidential Candidacy to Sefcovic, He Will Consider It

Bratislava, January 8 (TASR) – Chairman of the senior governing Smer-SD party Robert Fico has offered Vice-president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic the possibility to run for president, with Sefcovic not refusing the offer but wanting to take a few days to decide, Dennik N daily reported on Tuesday. Sefcovic

Robert Fico Is Candidate for Constitutional Court Judge, Was Proposed by Glvac

Robert Fico Is Candidate for Constitutional Court Judge, Was Proposed by Glvac

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – Chairman of the senior governing Smer-SD party Robert Fico is a candidate to become a Constitutional Court judge, TASR was told on Monday by Parliamentary Vice-chair Martin Glvac (Smer-SD), who personally submitted the bid to Parliament’s filing office. According to Glvac, Fico’s experience qualifies

Bugar: I Won't Support Compulsory Military Service

Bugar: I Won't Support Compulsory Military Service

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – Reintroducing compulsory military service isn’t a good proposal, junior coalition Most-Hid party head Bela Bugar told journalists on Friday in response to a recent statement by Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (SNS) that the ministry is considering a nationwide discussion on this matter. Bugar added that

Bugar: I Can't Imagine Being Coalition's Joint Presidential Candidate

Bugar: I Can't Imagine Being Coalition's Joint Presidential Candidate

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) – Junior governing coalition Most-Hid party chairman Bela Bugar, who’s running for president in the spring election, has told TASR that he can’t imagine becoming the joint presidential candidate of the entire coalition (which, apart from Most-Hid, also features Smer-SD and the Slovak National Party/

Pellegrini Bemoans Division of Slovak Society in New Year Speech

Pellegrini Bemoans Division of Slovak Society in New Year Speech

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovakia experienced a “test of democratic maturity” in 2018, said Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) in his New Year speech on Tuesday, at the same time pointing to what he described as division in society and the need for cooperation in order to deal with future