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Parliament Amends Constitution in Order to Scrap Meciar Amnesties

Parliament Amends Constitution in Order to Scrap Meciar Amnesties

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Parliament will receive powers to revoke presidential pardons and amnesties if they are in discrepancy with the principles of the democratic rule of law, as the House on Thursday approved a coalition-sponsored amendment aimed at scrapping the amnesties of Vladimir Meciar with 124 votes. Under the

Coalition's Bill Undoing Meciar's Pardons on Track for House Approval

Coalition's Bill Undoing Meciar's Pardons on Track for House Approval

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – The coalition’s bill on abrogating Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties is likely to be passed in Parliament, as – in addition to the governing coalition – it’s garnered the support of ‘We Are Family’ legislators, some Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MPs and quite possibly also OLaNO-NOVA lawmakers,

Patakyova Vows to be Non-partisan and Determined Ombudswoman

Patakyova Vows to be Non-partisan and Determined Ombudswoman

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – Newly elected Ombudswoman Maria Patakyova took up office on Wednesday after she was sworn in by and received her appointment papers from Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS). “The oath that I’ve just taken commits me to exercising my authority in an independent,

TIS Wants to Raise Generation of Civil Servants Resistant to Corruption

TIS Wants to Raise Generation of Civil Servants Resistant to Corruption

Bratislava, March 28 (TASR) – A professional state administration resistant to corruption won’t be created by constantly inciting fear among the people who point out acts of corruption in the state institutions, stated representatives from Transparency International Slovakia (TIS) at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. The press conference

Hlina: LSNS Must No Longer Be Treated with Kid Gloves

Hlina: LSNS Must No Longer Be Treated with Kid Gloves

Bratislava, March 23 (TASR) – Slovakia should stop condoning the policies of the far-right LSNS party and its leader Marian Kotleba, as the party is not to be treated with kid gloves, Christian Democrats (KDH) chairman Alojz Hlina told a press conference on Thursday. He went on to lambaste the governing

Police Press Charges of Tax Evasion against Ladislav B.

Police Press Charges of Tax Evasion against Ladislav B.

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – An investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges of tax and insurance premium evasion against a businessman referred to only as Ladislav B., Police Corps spokesman Martin Waldl told TASR on Tuesday. “An investigator of the Police Corps’ National Crime Agency on March

MPs Ask Kalinak to Detail Kiska’s Use of Government Aircraft

MPs Ask Kalinak to Detail Kiska’s Use of Government Aircraft

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has been requested to inform Parliament concerning the use of the ministry’s aircraft by senior state officials, TASR learnt on Tuesday. This follows a proposal to this effect that was submitted by governing Smer-SD party MP Martin Nemky and endorsed