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Danko: 'Let's Begin with Eviction' Is SNP's Best Statement

Danko: 'Let's Begin with Eviction' Is SNP's Best Statement

Banska Bystrica, August 29 (TASR) – The most beautiful sentence of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) was ‘Let’s begin with eviction’, stated Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) in his speech in Banska Bystrica on Tuesday marking the 73rd anniversary of the Slovak anti-fascist resistance during WWII. Danko

Children Quiz Ministers During Special House Question Time

Children Quiz Ministers During Special House Question Time

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Ordinary MPs were replaced at the plenary parliament chamber by children from the Children’s Comenius University on Monday in order to interrogate Government members at a special Question Time, TASR learnt on the same day. Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS), Defence Minister

Hlina: Future Government Impossible without Christian Democrats

Hlina: Future Government Impossible without Christian Democrats

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – It won’t be possible to set up a future government without the currently extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH), who want to be part of an alternative to the current governing coalition, said KDH chairman Alojz Hlina at a press conference on Monday. Hlina believes that the

Most-Hid Wants Coalition to Find Peace as Soon as Possible

Most-Hid Wants Coalition to Find Peace as Soon as Possible

Bratislava, August 26 (TASR) – Giving preference to personal and party goals means gambling not only with the credibility of the coalition, but also with the future of Slovakia, stated Most-Hid leader Bela Bugar on Saturday after the party’s Republican Council session devoted to the current political situation in Slovakia.

SNS Will Demand Tougher Property Dislosure Rules for Public Officials

SNS Will Demand Tougher Property Dislosure Rules for Public Officials

Bratislava, August 23 (TASR) – The governing Slovak National Party (SNS) will demand tougher rules for the publishing of property declarations by public officials at the Coalition Council meeting, due to take place on Friday (August 25), reads a statement provided by the party to TASR on Wednesday. “If the Government

Fico: I Won't Bring Down My Own Gov't, However Imperfect It Might Be

Fico: I Won't Bring Down My Own Gov't, However Imperfect It Might Be

Bratislava, August 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) refuses to make his own Government collapse, even though he concedes that the Cabinet is far from perfect, TASR learnt from a video that Fico published on his Facebook page on Sunday. The video was uploaded in response to a statement

Rainbow Pride Elicits Differing Reactions, Zitnanska Decries Any Hate Speech

Rainbow Pride Elicits Differing Reactions, Zitnanska Decries Any Hate Speech

Bratislava, August 19 (TASR) – People are free to hold various opinions on issues – even on those concerning LGBTI community, but instances of hate speech that Slovakia bore witness even today towards the Rainbow Pride 2017 have no place in tolerant society, Justice Minister Lucia Zitnanska (Most-Hid) said on Saturday. Zitnanska