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Fico: Smer-SD Most Successful Political Project in Slovakia

Fico: Smer-SD Most Successful Political Project in Slovakia

Martin, December 9 (TASR) – The Smer-SD party, founded as Smer (Direction) in 1999, is the single most successful political project in Slovakia’s modern history and it’s ready to win for the fifth time a general election (scheduled for 2020), Prime Minister and party leader Robert Fico said at

Fico: I Won't Run for President in 2019

Fico: I Won't Run for President in 2019

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – Governing Smer-SD party head and Prime Minister Robert Fico won’t run for the post of president in the next presidential election in 2019, TASR learnt at a press conference held by the premier in Parliament on Friday. “I’m declaring this on my son’s

Kiska and Regional Governors Discuss Priorities of Regions

Kiska and Regional Governors Discuss Priorities of Regions

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Taking over the offices of the eight self-governing regions as well as the concerns, challenges and priorities of the individual regions were among the main topics discussed by President Andrej Kiska and newly elected and re-elected regional governors on Thursday. Of the eight governors, only Bratislava

SaS: Choosing Professional Soldier to Head Defence Ministry Was Error

SaS: Choosing Professional Soldier to Head Defence Ministry Was Error

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) should have appeared before TV cameras immediately after 11 rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were allegedly stolen from a military warehouse near Trencin and adopted a stance on the incident, said Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) vice-chair and

Coalition to Elevate Constitutional Officials' Salaries through Law on VAT

Coalition to Elevate Constitutional Officials' Salaries through Law on VAT

Bratislava, December 6 (TASR) – Coalition MPs will elevate the salaries of constitutional officials by one euro through an amendment to the law on VAT sponsored by Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD), TASR learnt on Wednesday. Parliamentary finance and budget committee chair Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD) submitted the amending proposal on Wednesday,

Interior Minister Kalinak Survives Another No-confidence Vote

Interior Minister Kalinak Survives Another No-confidence Vote

Bratislava, December 6 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) will retain his post, as the Opposition failed to oust him for the third time on Wednesday, garnering only 53 votes from the 128 MPs present for its motion of no-confidence in Parliament. This time the Opposition wanted to oust Kalinak

Fico Sends Letter to Kiska to Pay for Using Gov't Plane for Private Flights

Fico Sends Letter to Kiska to Pay for Using Gov't Plane for Private Flights

Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced on Tuesday that he has sent a letter to President Andrej Kiska requesting for him to pay the state €990,000 for using the Government’s plane for private purposes. Speaking at an Opposition-sponsored extraordinary session of Parliament devoted to