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Government Office: Fico Has Always Honoured Public Gatherings

Government Office: Fico Has Always Honoured Public Gatherings

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico has always honoured public gatherings called pursuant to the law and the free expression of views, said the Government Office in response to the anti-corruption march held in Bratislava on Monday afternoon. The premier welcomes the fact that young people are drawn

Kiska: Revoking Amnesties Is Only First Step

Kiska: Revoking Amnesties Is Only First Step

Bratislava, June 1 (TASR) – The abrogation of Vladimir Meciar’s amnesties was only the first step and now the second step, which is equally important, has to be taken, meaning that the perpetrators of this shameful act must be convicted, stated President Andrej Kiska at a briefing on Thursday. Kiska

Constitutional Court: Meciar's Amnesties Can Be Scrapped

Constitutional Court: Meciar's Amnesties Can Be Scrapped

Kosice, May 31 (TASR) – The Constitutional Court at a session behind closed doors on Wednesday ruled that the amnesties issued by Vladimir Meciar as acting president in 1998 as well as the pardon granted by former president Michal Kovac [1993-98] to his own son in 1997 can be scrapped in

Fico: Repression Must Take More Serious Role in Fighting Corruption

Fico: Repression Must Take More Serious Role in Fighting Corruption

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Prevention in terms of combating corruption needs to be accompanied more significantly with repression, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a seminar on corruption whistleblowers in Bratislava on Tuesday with Police President Tibor Gaspar in attendance. Fico told the participants that stricter measures have to

TIS: Record Number of People Willing to Report Corruption

TIS: Record Number of People Willing to Report Corruption

Bratislava, May 30 (TASR) – Four in ten Slovaks claim that they would definitely or probably report corruption to the police if they encountered it, which is the highest proportion since Transparency International Slovakia (TIS) began measuring public engagement in the fight against corruption in 2002, according to a recent survey

Fico: Corruption Is Cancer of Society

Fico: Corruption Is Cancer of Society

Presov, May 29 (TASR) – Corruption is the cancer of society, although there is a difference between perception and reality in Slovakia, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) during his meeting with teachers from Presov region at the Regional School Office in Presov on Monday. The meeting took place during a

Kotleba: Oligarchs Attempting to Dissolve only Real Opposition Party

Kotleba: Oligarchs Attempting to Dissolve only Real Opposition Party

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – The attempt to dissolve Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) is the oligarchs’ method of fighting the only real Opposition party in Slovakia, stated LSNS head Marian Kotleba at a press conference in Parliament on Friday. Kotleba was commenting on the motion submitted by Prosecutor-General Jaromir