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Ministry: Law against Puppy Farms to Affect Honest Breeders

Ministry: Law against Puppy Farms to Affect Honest Breeders

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – A law approved by Parliament with the aim of clamping down on puppy farms will have serious ramifications for honest dog breeders and state employees – while puppy farms will be spared, said the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry on Friday. The ministry was reacting to a

Robert Fico Survives No-confidence Vote

Robert Fico Survives No-confidence Vote

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will retain his post, as the Opposition failed to oust him over the energy price scandal on Thursday. A total of 60 lawmakers out of the 130 present in Parliament voted in favour of the no-confidence motion in the Prime Minister.

Fico: Purpose of Extraordinary Session to Stir Up Conflict and Fuel Apathy

Fico: Purpose of Extraordinary Session to Stir Up Conflict and Fuel Apathy

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – The purpose of the ongoing extraordinary parliamentary session is to stir up conflict and to fuel public apathy towards standard political parties, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday in a speech at the session, in which he faces an Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion relating to

Plavcan: Extremism Masquerades as Patriotism

Plavcan: Extremism Masquerades as Patriotism

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – It’s important for young people to be able to distinguish truth from lies, said Education, Research, Science and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) in a discussion on rising extremism organised by the Open Society Foundation on Thursday. The discussion focused

Danko: Matovic Single-handedly Stymied Session, May Be Disciplined

Danko: Matovic Single-handedly Stymied Session, May Be Disciplined

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – OLaNO-NOVA party leader Igor Matovic single-handedly stymied an extraordinary parliamentary session debating a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister and Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico, and this may come with a fine, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko told a press conference on Tuesday.

Matovic Brings Pictures to Parliament, Session on Fico Interrupted

Matovic Brings Pictures to Parliament, Session on Fico Interrupted

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – The extraordinary parliamentary session with the no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Robert Fico on the agenda was interrupted shortly after it was opened on Tuesday afternoon, as opposition OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic tried to present pictures, a move deemed by Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National

Richter Confident of Successful Defence in No-confidence Vote Scenario

Richter Confident of Successful Defence in No-confidence Vote Scenario

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) told Parliament on Thursday that if he were to face a no-confidence motion over the issue of the Clean Day resocialisation facility, he would put up a successful defence. The idea of having Richter ousted via