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Bugar: We Shouldn't Even Sit at One Table with Extremists

Bugar: We Shouldn't Even Sit at One Table with Extremists

Bratislava, January 5 (TASR) – A good recipe for dealing with extremists in Parliament would be if parliamentary parties didn’t sit with them at one table at all, said Most-Hid leader Bela Bugar in an interview with TASR on Thursday, giving Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party leader Richard Sulik as

Kalinak: I'll Keep Post of Interior Minister for Now

Kalinak: I'll Keep Post of Interior Minister for Now

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – I’ll remain in my post for now, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) told a press conference dedicated to traffic safety in 2016 on Wednesday. Kalinak had been asked whether he intends to resign from his post following the end of the Slovak Presidency of the

Glvac: Slovakia Has No Better Alternative to Current Cabinet

Glvac: Slovakia Has No Better Alternative to Current Cabinet

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – There is no, let alone a better, alternative to the current Government, which is partly borne out by the statements of Parliamentary Vice-chair Lucia Duris-Nicholsonova (Opposition Freedom and Solidarity/SaS party), said fellow Parliamentary Vice-chair Martin Glvac (Smer-SD) on Wednesday. “According to her [Duris-Nicholsonova’s] statement,

Kalinak: Muslim Community in Slovakia Cooperates with Police

Kalinak: Muslim Community in Slovakia Cooperates with Police

Bratislava, January 4 (TASR) – The Muslim community in Slovakia is moderate, with Muslims fully integrated in many fields and representing part of Slovak life and a contribution to the country, said Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) in an interview with TASR on Wednesday, adding that Muslims are cooperating with the

Bugar: Votes Will Be Found If Court Says Amnesties Can Be Scrapped

Bugar: Votes Will Be Found If Court Says Amnesties Can Be Scrapped

Bratislava, January 3 (TASR) – The Most-Hid party has always supported the scrapping of the so-called Meciar’s amnesties and will also support this at its second reading in Parliament, said Most-Hid leader and Parliamentary Vice-chair Bela Bugar in an interview for TASR on Tuesday. However, Bugar doesn’t intend to

Fico and Archbishop of Bratislava Discuss Economy, Social Policy

Fico and Archbishop of Bratislava Discuss Economy, Social Policy

Bratislava, January 2 (TASR) – The Slovak economy fared extraordinarily well in 2016, we achieved record employment and a significant fall in the unemployment rate, while the issue of how to translate this even more into people’s living standards is what lies ahead for us, Prime Minister Robert Fico told

Kiska: 2017 Will Be Slovakia's Year of Truth

Kiska: 2017 Will Be Slovakia's Year of Truth

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovakia is in a very good condition in terms of its economy at the beginning of 2017; but the question is whether it will be able to take advantage of these positive results, economic growth and the drop in unemployment in particular to provide better state