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Rasi: Matovic Has Employment Contract, He Can't Skip Work

Rasi: Matovic Has Employment Contract, He Can't Skip Work

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) – Opposition OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic’s decision not to attend parliamentary sessions over alleged death threats he received on the street will be dealt with by the parliamentary mandate committee, chairman of the body Richard Rasi (Smer-SD) told TASR on Friday. Matovic has already sent in

Kiska Vetoes Legislation Amending Expropriation Proceedings

Kiska Vetoes Legislation Amending Expropriation Proceedings

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska has vetoed legislation designed to enable the state to start a certain amount of construction work on land on which future highways and other roads are to be built even before it’s expropriated, TASR learnt from the President’s Office on Thursday.

Fico: Public Hearing of Candidates for UVO Head Post Slated for May 24

Fico: Public Hearing of Candidates for UVO Head Post Slated for May 24

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – A public hearing of candidates for the Public Procurement Office (UVO) head will take place next Wednesday (May 24), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference in Bratislava on Thursday. The UVO head is elected and dismissed by Parliament based on the Government’s

Danko: Elections, Not Revolutions, Serve to Replace Governments

Danko: Elections, Not Revolutions, Serve to Replace Governments

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) – Initiatives aimed at inciting disputes and strong sentiments and thus, ultimately, at cutting the term of a government short prematurely aren’t specifically Slovak initiatives, but in democratic countries such actions result in no benefits, said Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko

Fico Urges Mayors to Show Zero Tolerance for Fascist Displays

Fico Urges Mayors to Show Zero Tolerance for Fascist Displays

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday urged town and village mayors attending a Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) congress in Bratislava not to countenance displays of fascism, TASR learnt on the same day. Such manifestations must be halted while there is still time, he added.

Nitra: SMK and Most-Hid Won't Take Part in Regional Elections Jointly

Nitra: SMK and Most-Hid Won't Take Part in Regional Elections Jointly

Nitra, May 16 (TASR) – The ethnic-Hungarian SMK party will not cooperate with the ethnic-reconciliation Most-Hid party in Nitra region in the upcoming regional elections, as the two parties failed to come to an agreement on a potential coalition during their negotiations, TASR learnt from Nitra self-governing region councillor and SMK

Pilot Project for School Buses Launched in Slovakia

Pilot Project for School Buses Launched in Slovakia

Bratislava/Dobrohost, May 15 (TASR) – A school bus hit the road in Slovakia on Monday, offering pupils free transport to a local primary school in Bratislava’s borough of Rusovce on the Vojka-Bodiky-Dobrohost-Rusovce route (Trnava and Bratislava regions), TASR learnt on Monday. The school bus pilot project, which will run