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Danko: I Publicly Declare that I Didn't Order anyone to Open and Read Letters

Danko: I Publicly Declare that I Didn't Order anyone to Open and Read Letters

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) on Thursday publicly declared that he has never ordered the Parliament Office staff to read letters addressed to individual MPs, and he himself hasn’t read any letters sent to other lawmakers, either. In the same breath, Danko

Coalition Reaches Agreement on Social Measures and Distraints

Coalition Reaches Agreement on Social Measures and Distraints

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – The Coalition Council met at the Government Office on Thursday to discuss a coordinated course of action for the next Parliament’s session regarding distraint proceedings, a package of social measures and the Slovak contribution to the fight against terrorism, TASR learnt on the same day.

Danko Not to Face No-Confidence Vote; House Fails to Adopt Session Agenda

Danko Not to Face No-Confidence Vote; House Fails to Adopt Session Agenda

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) won’t face an Opposition-initiated attempt to oust him, as only 54 MPs out of the 131 present in the House voted for the agenda of the extraordinary session on Thursday. The Opposition wanted to oust Danko over

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