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Vasecka Leaves OLaNO to Challenge Hlina for Post of KDH Chair

Vasecka Leaves OLaNO to Challenge Hlina for Post of KDH Chair

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – Former Opposition OLaNO caucus chairman Richard Vasecka, who announced his departure from OLaNO and joined the extra-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) on Wednesday evening (February 7), is set to challenge incumbent KDH head Alojz Hlina for the chairman post at the upcoming party congress in Ruzomberok

Danko: Extraordinary Session on Army Modernisation to Take Place on Friday

Danko: Extraordinary Session on Army Modernisation to Take Place on Friday

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – An extraordinary parliamentary session devoted to the modernisation of the Slovak army will be held on Friday, February 9, stated Parliamentary chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) at a press conference on Tuesday, in response to the Opposition’s initiative to convene such a session.

Defence Ministry Deciding Between US and Swedish Jet Fighters

Defence Ministry Deciding Between US and Swedish Jet Fighters

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – The Defence Ministry is deciding between two bids for its purchase of jet fighters, particularly between the American F-16 aircraft and the Swedish JAS-39 Gripen aircraft, the ministry’s spokesperson Danka Capakova told TASR on Friday. “The ministry’s current management has never considered purchasing Russian

Focus: Smer Would Have Won Election in January, Followed by SaS and OLaNO

Focus: Smer Would Have Won Election in January, Followed by SaS and OLaNO

Bratislava, January 31 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in late January, it would have been won by the governing Smer-SD party on 25.5 percent of the votes, garnering 43 seats in Parliament, TASR learnt from a poll carried out by Focus agency, which released the results on

Ten Slovak Villages Elected Mayors and Councillors on Saturday

Ten Slovak Villages Elected Mayors and Councillors on Saturday

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Inhabitants of 10 Slovak villages elected their mayors and village councillors on Saturday (January 27) due to various reasons – either an incumbent mayor passed away or elsewhere mayors and councillors tendered their resignations or weren’t elected in the last election. Three villages, Rovinka (Bratislava region)

Regional Governors: Slovak Representatives in CoR Must Be More Active

Regional Governors: Slovak Representatives in CoR Must Be More Active

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – Representatives of Slovak regions in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) should be much more active within this EU body than before, stated Trnava regional governor Jozef Viskupic after a meeting of regional governors in Bratislava on Friday. The topic of Slovakia’s regional representatives

Coalition Council Hasn't Finished Dealing with Distraint Amnesty

Coalition Council Hasn't Finished Dealing with Distraint Amnesty

Bratislava, January 15 (TASR) – The Coalition Council hasn’t yet finished dealing with the issue of a distraint amnesty, and will return to it in late January, TASR has learnt from Justice Ministry spokesman Peter Bubla. Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) presented her proposal to the coalition partners from Smer-SD