Sign in Subscribe

Domestic Policies

PM Fico Again Calls for Reform of Slovakia's Political System

PM Fico Again Calls for Reform of Slovakia's Political System

Nitra/Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) – Prime Minister and head of Smer-SD Robert Fico called on politicians on Monday to reform Slovakia's political system on the principle of free democratic elections. “We cannot have thirty-one parties running in elections. We cannot form a government based on broad coalitions that

President: No Ideology Can Arbitrarily Interfere with People's Rights and Lives

President: No Ideology Can Arbitrarily Interfere with People's Rights and Lives

Bratislava, 17 November (TASR) - No ideology can arbitrarily interfere with the rights and lives of people, it can't persecute them for their origin, faith, or political beliefs, stated President Peter Pellegrini in his address commemorating the Day of the Struggle for Freedom and Democracy at the Central

Premier Submits Motion to Dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Kmec

Premier Submits Motion to Dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Kmec

Bratislava, 14 November (TASR) - I'm filing a motion to President Peter Pellegrini to dismiss Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Peter Kmec (Voice-SD), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) posted on a social network on Friday. "I won't allow this government to

Lajcak: I Only Engaged Socially with Epstein, I Condemn His Actions

Lajcak: I Only Engaged Socially with Epstein, I Condemn His Actions

Bratislava, 14 November 14 (TASR) - I engaged with US financier Jeffrey Epstein in the past only in social communication as part of my diplomatic duties, Miroslav Lajcak, the former foreign minister (2012-20) and current adviser to Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told TASR on Friday. The opening of Epstein&

Remisova: Kmec's Subsidy Calls Accompanied by Serious Failures

Remisova: Kmec's Subsidy Calls Accompanied by Serious Failures

Bratislava, 13 November (TASR) - Vice-premier for the Recovery Plan and a Knowledge-based Economy Peter Kmec (Voice-SD) is distributing subsidies for science and research in an even more brazen and non-transparent manner than former education minister Peter Plavcan did in the past during the EU fund scandal, which ultimately led

Chief of Evangelical Schools Association Damankos Joining SaS

Chief of Evangelical Schools Association Damankos Joining SaS

Marian Damankos is joining the opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, where he'll deal with education and local politics, SaS leader Branislav Groehling announced at a news conference on Wednesday.

President: Greatest Tribute to Fallen Is World in Which War Has No Place

President: Greatest Tribute to Fallen Is World in Which War Has No Place

The greatest tribute to fallen soldiers is a world in which war has no place, said President Peter Pellegrini during a wreath-laying ceremony held at the Petrzalka-Kopcany military cemetery in Bratislava on Tuesday to mark Veterans Day.