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Prime Minister: We Won't Tolerate Any Mafia in This State

Prime Minister: We Won't Tolerate Any Mafia in This State

Lekarovce, October 4 (TASR) – We won’t tolerate any kind of Mafia in this state – neither land Mafia nor agromafia, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini stated at an away-from-home Government session held in Lekarovce (Kosice region) on Thursday. Pellegrini replied this way to a question raised by one of the farmers,

Pellegrini: Neither I nor Smer-SD Have Information from Investigation File

Pellegrini: Neither I nor Smer-SD Have Information from Investigation File

Ploske, October 3 (TASR) – The chairman of the Smer-SD party, its other officials and the prime minister have no specific information from the investigation file related to the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) said after Wednesday’s away-from-home Cabinet session

Fico: Kuciak Murder Investigation Has Ruled Out Italian Mafia Theory

Fico: Kuciak Murder Investigation Has Ruled Out Italian Mafia Theory

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) – The results of the investigation into the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova have dispelled the claim that the Italian Mafia, with connections to the Slovak Government Office, was behind the crime, claimed Smer-SD chair Robert Fico on Tuesday. Fico tendered his

SNS Worried by Campaign for Syrian Orphans

SNS Worried by Campaign for Syrian Orphans

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) – The Slovak National Party (SNS) finds as incomprehensible the fact that the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry chose to engage in “dubious, unsystemic and inappropriate” discussion on how many children Slovakia could “steal” from Syria under the veneer of humanitarian aid, instead of informing public about

Poll: Lajcak Tops Presidential Favourites Poll by Margin

Poll: Lajcak Tops Presidential Favourites Poll by Margin

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) – Had a presidential election taken place in September, people would given the highest number of votes to incumbent Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, TASR learnt from a poll conducted by Focus agency on a sample of 1,015 respondents between September 18-25. Lajcak would

Focus: Smer Would Have Won Election in September, Ahead of SaS and OLaNO

Focus: Smer Would Have Won Election in September, Ahead of SaS and OLaNO

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in late September, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 22.4 percent of the votes, ahead of Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 13.5 percent and OLaNO on 10.3 percent, TASR learnt from

Pellegrini: I Don't Intend to Run for President, I Won't Change My Mind

Pellegrini: I Don't Intend to Run for President, I Won't Change My Mind

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) does not intend to run for the post of Slovak president in the elections slated to be held next year, TASR learnt after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. Pellegrini wants to complete the electoral term as prime minister. According to the