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Disciplinary Proceedings against Prosecutor Spirko Begin in Kosice

Disciplinary Proceedings against Prosecutor Spirko Begin in Kosice

Kosice, June 7 (TASR) – Disciplinary proceedings involving special prosecutor Vasil Spirko and his public speech related to scandals involving former interior minister Robert Kalinak and former transport minister Jan Pociatek began at the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Kosice on Thursday. The proceedings are taking place behind closed doors. A

Cabinet Approves Education Reform Document

Cabinet Approves Education Reform Document

Bratislava, June 6 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved the Education Ministry-sponsored National Programme for Education Development that should shape the Slovak education system for the next ten years, TASR learnt on the same day. In addition to the reform document as such, the Cabinet also greenlighted

Smer-SD Wants Free Meals for Children at Nursery and Primary Schools

Smer-SD Wants Free Meals for Children at Nursery and Primary Schools

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – The coalition Smer-SD party wants to introduce free meals for children in their final year of nursery school and for all children at primary schools, stated Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday that was dedicated to further social measures drawn

Kovacik: I'll Announce When I'll Leave Special Prosecutor Post Soon

Kovacik: I'll Announce When I'll Leave Special Prosecutor Post Soon

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – Special Prosecutor Dusan Kovacik told a news conference on Tuesday that he’ll soon announce to the public the date of his resignation, adding that his resignation will come much sooner than his regular tenure ending in 2021. “It’s impossible to work normally under such

KDH Offers Caroline Liskova as Its Bratislava Mayor Candidate

KDH Offers Caroline Liskova as Its Bratislava Mayor Candidate

Bratislava, June 4 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is offering Caroline Liskova as its candidate for Bratislava mayor in the local elections, KDH leader Alojz Hlina said on Monday, adding that she might become a phenomenon of the local elections due to be held this autumn. According to

Premier: Government to Check Road Construction Every Three Months

Premier: Government to Check Road Construction Every Three Months

Banska Bystrica (TASR) – Every three months up-to-date information on the state of the construction of motorways, expressways and first-class roads in Slovakia will from part of the Cabinet’s agenda at its regular sessions, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) after meeting representatives of the Central Slovakia Initiative in Banska

Sakova Appoints Lucansky as New Police Chief

Sakova Appoints Lucansky as New Police Chief

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Milan Lucansky, incumbent Interior Ministry internal affairs inspectorate head, is set to become the new president of the Slovak Police Corps, as Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) appointed him to this post on Wednesday. Lucansky will assume his new post as of June 1, thus replacing