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Pellegrini: No Incongruences in My Income, Ready to Prove It

Pellegrini: No Incongruences in My Income, Ready to Prove It

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) is ready to explain any putative incongruences regarding his income, as according to media information he shouldn’t have been able to afford the purchase of his new flat based on his official income alone, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Pellegrini maintains

Progressive Slovakia to Approach Together Party with Offer for Cooperation

Progressive Slovakia to Approach Together Party with Offer for Cooperation

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Non-parliamentary party, Progressive Slovakia (PS) will approach the Together-Civic Democracy party, led by MP Miroslav Beblavy (Independent), with an offer for election cooperation, PS leader Ivan Stefunko told a news conference on Wednesday. This should be an agreement in which the two parties commit themselves to

SaS: Resignation of Krajmer Important Yet Insufficient Move

SaS: Resignation of Krajmer Important Yet Insufficient Move

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – The resignation of Robert Krajmer from the post of National Criminal Agency’s (NAKA) National Anti-corruption Unit director is an important move yet still insufficient for purging the Police Corps of political interference, thinks opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party. According to SaS vice-chair Lubomir Galko,

Anti-corruption Unit Head Krajmer Resigns to Avoid Questioning of Police Work

Anti-corruption Unit Head Krajmer Resigns to Avoid Questioning of Police Work

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – National Crime Agency’s (NAKA) Anti-corruption Unit director Robert Krajmer on Thursday asked to be relieved of his post over what he calls “intensive media pressure” in the wake of the double murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova, TASR learnt on the

Coalition Preparing Big Social Package Involving Minimum Wage Hikes

Coalition Preparing Big Social Package Involving Minimum Wage Hikes

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – The coalition is preparing a huge social package and is meeting Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) to this effect after Easter, stated senior coalition Smer-SD party head Robert Fico after a Coalition Council session on Tuesday. Fico didn’t specify many details regarding the content of

Gov't of Peter Pellegrini Gains Vote of Confidence

Gov't of Peter Pellegrini Gains Vote of Confidence

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – The new Government of Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) has won confidence in Parliament, as 81 out of the 144 MPs present voted in favour of the Government Manifesto, and thus expressed confidence in the new Cabinet on Monday evening. Pellegrini’s Cabinet was backed by all of

Robert Fico Sidesteps Question About his Future as Parliamentarian

Robert Fico Sidesteps Question About his Future as Parliamentarian

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico didn’t give a clear answer on Tuesday as to whether or not he will relinquish his MP mandate. Upon tendering his resignation as prime minister two weeks ago, Fico stated that he wanted to remain in the Parliament at least until