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LSNS MPs Expelled from Parliamentary Chamber Due to Insignia

LSNS MPs Expelled from Parliamentary Chamber Due to Insignia

Bratislava, January 31 (TASR) – MPs representing the far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) were ordered out of the parliamentary chamber on Tuesday for wearing insignia promoting their political party, TASR learnt on the same day. Measures brought by an amendment to the Rules of Procedure were thus applied in

Prominent Lawyers Urge Parliament to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Prominent Lawyers Urge Parliament to Scrap Meciar's Amnesties

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – It would be legitimate to scrap the amnesties issued by former premier Vladimir Meciar as acting president in 1998 concerning the 1995 kidnapping of then president Michal Kovac’s son Michal and of a thwarted referendum, several prominent lawyers claim in a statement released on Monday.

Hrnko: Policemen Decided in Advance to Seize My Driving Licence

Hrnko: Policemen Decided in Advance to Seize My Driving Licence

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – Slovak National Party (SNS) vice-chairman Anton Hrnko claimed on Monday that the police patrol that stopped his car and seized his driving licence for an alleged misdemeanour had decided to do so in advance. At a press conference, Hrnko presented an audio-visual recording from the police

Bratislava: US Embassy Must Prove its Security Fence is Legal by February 3d

Bratislava: US Embassy Must Prove its Security Fence is Legal by February 3d

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – The United States Embassy to Slovakia must prove that its security fence on the Hviezdoslavovo Namestie in Bratislava is a legal structure by February 3, Bratislava Old Town spokesperson Nora Gubkova has told TASR. “If the Embassy won’t comply, the Construction Office of Bratislava Old

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