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House Committee: Funds Weren't Wasted during EU Presidency

House Committee: Funds Weren't Wasted during EU Presidency

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – Contrary to an initiative by MP Miroslav Beblavy (Independent), Parliament’s foreign affairs committee declined to conclude on Thursday that funds were frittered away in the organisation of events connected to Slovakia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2016,

SaS Unveils Team Tasked with Plan for Health Care Shake-up

SaS Unveils Team Tasked with Plan for Health Care Shake-up

Bratislava, January 24 (TASR) – The health care sector has for a long time been marred by political neglect, the pilfering and frittering away of funds, and a low level of services, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader and MEP Richard Sulik told a press conference on Tuesday. At the same time,

Parliamentary Caucuses to Get €35 Monthly per MP also in 2017

Parliamentary Caucuses to Get €35 Monthly per MP also in 2017

Bratislava, January 23 (TASR) – Parliamentary caucuses will get €35 monthly per member, just as they did in 2016, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) decided on Monday. The highest sum will go to the Smer-SD caucus which has 49 members and will thus get €1,715 monthly from

OLaNO-NOVA Wants to Ban Military Promotion of Active Politicians

OLaNO-NOVA Wants to Ban Military Promotion of Active Politicians

Bratislava, January 23 (TASR) – Politicians who have gained their military ranks while actively serving in politics should be automatically deprived of them, OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic told a news conference on Monday, adding that his movement plans to submit an amendment to the law on conscription governing the granting of

Sulik Asked Farage Why He Bugged Out After Brexit Referendum

Sulik Asked Farage Why He Bugged Out After Brexit Referendum

The now former UKIP leader Nigel Farage should not have ‘bugged out’ from the party’s top as soon as Brexit results were announced, MEP and leader of the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party Richard Sulik said on TA3’s discussion programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday. UKIP

Fico: Fascism is Not Creeping in Slovakia, It Is Present Here

Fico: Fascism is Not Creeping in Slovakia, It Is Present Here

Klak/Ostry Grun, January 22 (TASR) – During Sunday’s commemorative gathering to mark the 72nd anniversary of the burning down of the villages of Klak and Ostry Grun (both Banska Bystrica region), Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) offered harsh words not only to the residents of these villages in the

Danko: My Promotion Commensurate with My Age and Education

Danko: My Promotion Commensurate with My Age and Education

My promotion to the rank of captain is consistent with my age and education, said Slovak National Party (SNS) leader and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on Thursday in response to controversy surrounding his ascent up the military hierarchy. Danko was speaking after OLaNO-NOVA chairman Igor Matovic lambasted him earlier in