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Matovic: State Loses €1 Million in Land Substitution

Matovic: State Loses €1 Million in Land Substitution

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – The Interior Ministry headed by Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has inked a disadvantageous contract on land substitution, allegedly depriving the state of around €1 million, stated Opposition OLaNO-NOVA MPs Igor Matovic and Veronika Remisova at a press conference on Wednesday. Referring partly to the information provided by

At Least Two Cities to Host Anti-corruption Marches on June 5

At Least Two Cities to Host Anti-corruption Marches on June 5

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – A march against corruption is set to take place in at least two Slovak cities on June 5, TASR learnt from its organisers on Tuesday. The protests are being organised by secondary-school students David Straka and Karolina Farska along with Comenius University students Tomas Popovic and

Poll: Smer Still in Lead on 27.1 percent, SaS and SNS Follow

Poll: Smer Still in Lead on 27.1 percent, SaS and SNS Follow

Bratislava, April 28 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in April, it would have been won by the Smer-SD party on 27.1 percent of the votes, TASR learnt from a poll carried out by AKO agency, which released the results on Friday. The survey, which was conducted on

Cabinet: Employment, Education and Health among Priorities for Future

Cabinet: Employment, Education and Health among Priorities for Future

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – Reducing unemployment, building facilities for children aged under three, better functioning public administration and reducing red tape in the business environment are among the main goals of the Government for the next two years, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Cabinet (Smer-SD) approved

Gaspar: I Don't Feel Need to Give Up My Post for Failing Professionally

Gaspar: I Don't Feel Need to Give Up My Post for Failing Professionally

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar has praised the security measures taken during the anti-corruption march that took place in Bratislava on Tuesday (April 18), as well as the well-managed course of the march in terms of security as a whole, TASR learnt on Thursday. “We had

Kiska: No Progress in Health Care Sector, Drucker Needs Support

Kiska: No Progress in Health Care Sector, Drucker Needs Support

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – The health care sector in Slovakia is one of the areas in which solutions are long overdue and that is among the problems that contribute to the rising tide of extremism, President Andrej Kiska said on Wednesday. While voicing his recognition for the work of incumbent

Gov't: Pensions of Those Who Retired Before January 2004 to Go Up

Gov't: Pensions of Those Who Retired Before January 2004 to Go Up

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – The financial situation of the elderly who retired before January 1, 2004 should improve, as the Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved a draft amendment on social insurance that will increase their pensions as of January 2018, TASR learnt on the same day. In line