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Hrabko: One-off State Holiday Unique Global Oddity

Hrabko: One-off State Holiday Unique Global Oddity

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The introduction of a one-off state holiday to commemorate the centenary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (October 30), with which Slovaks will commemorate the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918, will be nothing but a one-off global oddity, according to publicist Juraj Hrabko. “If Parliament

Pellegrini: One-off State Holiday to Receive Backing in Parliament

Pellegrini: One-off State Holiday to Receive Backing in Parliament

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – A one-off state holiday to mark the centenary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (October 30) is expected to gain majority backing in Parliament despite the earlier negative attitude of the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS), Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) announced on Wednesday. According

Kiska: Law and Order Must Be Restored in Slovak Agriculture

Kiska: Law and Order Must Be Restored in Slovak Agriculture

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – Slovak agriculture is teetering on a precipice, and there’s a need to restore law and order in this sphere, as Slovakia has failed to use its EU membership to develop the sector but instead has seen the rise of shady practices by some special interest

Gajdos: Slovak Zuzana 2 Howitzers Best Choice for Armed Forces

Gajdos: Slovak Zuzana 2 Howitzers Best Choice for Armed Forces

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – The Zuzana 2 artillery system is the best choice for the Slovak Armed Forces, said Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) after the Government greenlighted the purchase of 25 self-propelled howitzers worth a total of €175 million at its session on Wednesday. The modernisation

Smer-SD ahead of SaS and LSNS in Mid-May AKO Agency Poll

Smer-SD ahead of SaS and LSNS in Mid-May AKO Agency Poll

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in mid-May, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 21.5 percent of the votes, ahead of the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 16.7 percent and the far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS)

Cabinet Backs Matecna as Agriculture Minister

Cabinet Backs Matecna as Agriculture Minister

Bratislava, May 23 (TASR) – The Government at its session on Wednesday expressed its support for Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (an SNS nominee) who is set face an Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion in Parliament on Thursday. According to a joint stance that was adopted by the ministers, the Cabinet

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Coalition: Constitutional Judge Should Be at Least 45 and Speak World Language

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – An age of at least 45, mastering at least one world language and passing judicial, lawyer’s or prosecutor’s exams – these might be the new criteria for selecting candidates for constitutional judges, with the governing coalition agreeing on them at its session on Tuesday. “We’