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Fico: Coalition Going Strong, Talk of Early Election Without Merit

Fico: Coalition Going Strong, Talk of Early Election Without Merit

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – The governing coalition continues to work well and is stable, hence there’s no reason for an early election, Prime Minister and Smer-SD party chairman Robert Fico told a press conference on Thursday. “We trust and respect each other, and we’re ready to work hard

Independent MPs Want to Scrap VUCs in 2017 with No Replacement

Independent MPs Want to Scrap VUCs in 2017 with No Replacement

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – Independent MPs Katarina Machackova and Miroslav Beblavy have submitted for the next parliamentary session proposals for legislation that would scrap Slovakia’s eight self-governing regions (VUCs) as early as in 2017 without any replacement, TASR learnt on Thursday. The two MPs proposed amending 28 laws in

Fico: We'll Change Criteria for Rental Flats and Increase EKS Threshold

Fico: We'll Change Criteria for Rental Flats and Increase EKS Threshold

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – The Government wants to change the parameters concerning the construction of rental flats and to adjust the thresholds that oblige towns and villages to make purchases via the electronic marketplace, concurred Prime Minister Robert Fico and representatives of the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) at

Fico: We'll Focus on People Who Work

Fico: We'll Focus on People Who Work

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – Working people will be the centre of the Government’s attention, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference after the Cabinet session on Wednesday, referring to an amendment to the law on employment services approved by the Cabinet on the same day. “The

AKO Poll: Smer Top, Ahead of SaS and SNS in Early January

AKO Poll: Smer Top, Ahead of SaS and SNS in Early January

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – If a general election had taken place in early January, it would have been won by Smer-SD on 27.7 percent of the vote (44 MPs), ahead of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 13.1 percent (21 MPs) and the Slovak National Party (SNS) on 12.

Ex-presidents Urge Kiska to Heed Counsel, But Not to a Tee

Ex-presidents Urge Kiska to Heed Counsel, But Not to a Tee

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – The president of Slovakia should pay adequate attention to what his aides advise and double-check their advice, former heads of state Rudolf Schuster and Ivan Gasparovic told incumbent President Andrej Kiska at the annual New Year’s presidential lunch on Tuesday. “Mr President is smart, because

Fico: We Want to Dedicate All Our Energy on Domestic Front

Fico: We Want to Dedicate All Our Energy on Domestic Front

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – Smer-SD wants to dedicate all its energy on the domestic front this year in order to get people to trust the government, Prime Minister Robert Fico told a news conference in Bratislava on Tuesday, stressing that trust is needed to fight terrorism. “We are eminently interested