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MPs Largely View Kiska's Speech as True to Reality

MPs Largely View Kiska's Speech as True to Reality

Bratislava, June 14 (TASR) – While President Andrej Kiska delivered his own perspective on where Slovakia stands, he sees things as they really are, several MPs concurred following Kiska’s State of the Republic address in Parliament on Wednesday. On the other hand, governing Smer-SD party MP Dusan Jarjabek said that

Kiska: Issue of Fighting Corruption Turned into Personal Political War

Kiska: Issue of Fighting Corruption Turned into Personal Political War

Bratislava, June 14 (TASR) – Slovakia is doing well in terms of economics and there has not been such a wide scope for addressing big and substantial problems over the past 25 years as there is now, President Andrej Kiska stated in the State of the Republic address he delivered in

Chudik to Seek Fifth Term as Presov Region Governor

Chudik to Seek Fifth Term as Presov Region Governor

Presov, June 9 (TASR) – Presov region governor and Smer-SD party MP Peter Chudik will run for a fifth term at the helm of the regional administration, TASR learnt from Prime Minister and Smer leader Robert Fico on Friday. Chudik, 56, has held the post ever since the arrangement involving eight

Focus Poll: Smer Retains Clear Lead, SaS and LSNS Follow

Focus Poll: Smer Retains Clear Lead, SaS and LSNS Follow

Bratislava, June 8 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in late May or early June, the governing Smer-SD party would have been voted by 26.2 percent of people, which is equivalent to 44 legislators in Parliament, TASR learnt from a poll by Focus agency out on Thursday. Next

Danko: Thirteenth Salary Shouldn't Be Mandatory for All

Danko: Thirteenth Salary Shouldn't Be Mandatory for All

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – The thirteen and fourteenth salaries that the governing coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) wants to introduce in legislation shouldn’t be mandatory for all, said SNS leader and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on Radio Expres’s ‘Brano Zavodsky Nazivo’ talk show on Wednesday. SNS intends to

Government Office: Fico Has Always Honoured Public Gatherings

Government Office: Fico Has Always Honoured Public Gatherings

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico has always honoured public gatherings called pursuant to the law and the free expression of views, said the Government Office in response to the anti-corruption march held in Bratislava on Monday afternoon. The premier welcomes the fact that young people are drawn

Kiska: Revoking Amnesties Is Only First Step

Kiska: Revoking Amnesties Is Only First Step

Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) – The abrogation of Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties was only the first step and now the second step, which is equally important, has to be taken, meaning that the perpetrators of this shameful act must be convicted, stated President Andrej Kiska at a briefing on Thursday. Kiska