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SaS Expects Madaric's Stance on Amnesties to Influence Smer-SD MPs

SaS Expects Madaric's Stance on Amnesties to Influence Smer-SD MPs

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – The Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party expects the current stance of Culture Minister and Smer-SD vice-chairman Marek Madaric on scrapping the amnesties issued by former prime minister Vladimir Meciar to inspire some other social democrats to support the move in Parliament, said SaS leader Richard

Kiska Vetoes Well-intentioned but Flawed Anti-Puppy Farming Bill

Kiska Vetoes Well-intentioned but Flawed Anti-Puppy Farming Bill

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska on Thursday vetoed a bill approved by Parliament with the aim of clamping down on puppy farms, proposing that the legislation should be rejected as a whole when it comes up for a vote again, TASR learnt on the same day. The head

Fico: I'll Encourage People Not to Be Afraid to Report Corruption

Fico: I'll Encourage People Not to Be Afraid to Report Corruption

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is launching his own initiative in the fight against corruption and plans to encourage people not to be afraid to report this phenomenon so detrimental to society, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference on the same day, Fico

Kalinak: Slovakia Has Passed Measures to Minimise Roma Segregation

Kalinak: Slovakia Has Passed Measures to Minimise Roma Segregation

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Slovakia has implemented programmes that minimise the risk of segregating Roma children and improve their situation and chances of participating in the education system, said Interior Minister Robert Kalinak on Wednesday. Kalinak responded in this manner to criticism heaped on Slovakia in a report on the

Poll: 63 percent of Slovaks Favour Scrapping Meciar's Amnesties

Poll: 63 percent of Slovaks Favour Scrapping Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) – Almost two thirds (63 percent) of Slovaks are in favour of scrapping the amnesties issued in 1998 by prime minister and acting president Vladimir Meciar concerning the 1995 kidnapping of then president Michal Kovac’s son Michal and a thwarted referendum of 1997, according to a

We Are Family Wants to Ban Construction of Mosques in Slovakia

We Are Family Wants to Ban Construction of Mosques in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – The Opposition We Are Family-Boris Kollar party is proposing a ban on the construction of mosques in Slovakia because the party considers them to be a security risk, stated the party’s Vice-chairman Milan Krajniak at a press conference on Tuesday. The party submitted a proposal

Sulik Threatens to Take Fico to Court over SaS Drug Abuse Comments

Sulik Threatens to Take Fico to Court over SaS Drug Abuse Comments

Bratislava, February 27 (TASR) – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chairman Richard Sulik intends to file a criminal complaint and bring a civil lawsuit against Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) for his allegations that SaS representatives have a drugs problem – unless Fico retracts his accusations. “Robert Fico has gone too far. I