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Police Corps President Gaspar to Step Down at End of May at Latest

Police Corps President Gaspar to Step Down at End of May at Latest

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) – Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar will step down from his post on May 31 at the latest, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini at a press conference on Tuesday. Pellegrini is currently also interim Interior Minister following the resignation of Tomas Drucker. “I’ve agreed with the

Gaspar: Initiative for My Departure Must Come from Interior Minister

Gaspar: Initiative for My Departure Must Come from Interior Minister

Bratislava, April 17 (TASR) – Tibor Gaspar announced in a news conference on Tuesday that he is remaining as Police Corps president for now; however, if the current or future interior minister asks him to resign, he will, said Gaspar, stressing that the initiative must come from the interior minister. Gaspar

Far-right MP Ordered to Pay Fine by Court for Statements on Roma

Far-right MP Ordered to Pay Fine by Court for Statements on Roma

Banska Bystrica, April 16 (TASR) – Far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) MP Milan M. was ordered by the Specialised Court in Banska Bystrica on Monday to pay a fine of €5,000, which, if unpaid, will result in a six-month imprisonment. Both the MP and the responsible prosecutor appealed

Tomas Drucker Resigns as Interior Minister

Tomas Drucker Resigns as Interior Minister

Bratislava, April 16 (TASR) – Interior Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) announced his resignation at a press conference on Monday, adding that dismissing Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar would be neither correct nor just. People at the rallies organised across Slovakia have been demanding Gaspar’s ousting since the double

SaS, OLaNO, KDH and SMK Hold Round Table Talks on Cooperation

SaS, OLaNO, KDH and SMK Hold Round Table Talks on Cooperation

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – Opposition parties Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO along with the non-parliamentary ethnic-Hungarian SMK party and the non-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) might form the basis of the future government, stated the leaders of these parties, Richard Sulik, Igor Matovic, Alojz Hlina and Jozsef Menyhart, respectively,

Drucker to Speak about Gaspar's Future When Health Allows

Drucker to Speak about Gaspar's Future When Health Allows

Bratislava, April 13 (TASR) – Interior Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) has already reached a decision concerning the issue of Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar’s future and will present his stance at a press conference when his health allows it, TASR was told by Interior Ministry spokesperson Andrea Dobiasova

Interior Minister Tomas Drucker Admitted into Hospital in Bratislava

Interior Minister Tomas Drucker Admitted into Hospital in Bratislava

Bratislava, April 12 (TASR) – Interior Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) was admitted into Bratislava’s Kramare Hospital on Thursday due to problems with a herniated cervical disc, TASR learnt from Bratislava University Hospital spokesperson Eva Kliska on the same day. “The reason for [Drucker’s] admittance to hospital is