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SaS and OLaNO Close to Reaching Cooperation Agreement for VUC Election

SaS and OLaNO Close to Reaching Cooperation Agreement for VUC Election

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – Opposition parties Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO-NOVA are in final stage of talks on mutual support for candidates in the upcoming regional election slated for autumn, TASR learnt on Saturday. Although the liberals of SaS claim that partial agreements on names have been clinched already,

SaS Files Criminal Complaint over Energy Bills

SaS Files Criminal Complaint over Energy Bills

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MPs Jozef Rajtar, Jana Kissova and Karol Galek submitted a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General’s Office on Friday over energy bills amidst the recent controversy surrounding higher energy charges as of January, TASR learnt later in the day. “We’re filing

Ministry: Law against Puppy Farms to Affect Honest Breeders

Ministry: Law against Puppy Farms to Affect Honest Breeders

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – A law approved by Parliament with the aim of clamping down on puppy farms will have serious ramifications for honest dog breeders and state employees – while puppy farms will be spared, said the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry on Friday. The ministry was reacting to a

Robert Fico Survives No-confidence Vote

Robert Fico Survives No-confidence Vote

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) will retain his post, as the Opposition failed to oust him over the energy price scandal on Thursday. A total of 60 lawmakers out of the 130 present in Parliament voted in favour of the no-confidence motion in the Prime Minister.

Fico: Purpose of Extraordinary Session to Stir Up Conflict and Fuel Apathy

Fico: Purpose of Extraordinary Session to Stir Up Conflict and Fuel Apathy

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – The purpose of the ongoing extraordinary parliamentary session is to stir up conflict and to fuel public apathy towards standard political parties, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday in a speech at the session, in which he faces an Opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion relating to

Plavcan: Extremism Masquerades as Patriotism

Plavcan: Extremism Masquerades as Patriotism

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – It’s important for young people to be able to distinguish truth from lies, said Education, Research, Science and Sport Minister Peter Plavcan (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) in a discussion on rising extremism organised by the Open Society Foundation on Thursday. The discussion focused

Danko: Matovic Single-handedly Stymied Session, May Be Disciplined

Danko: Matovic Single-handedly Stymied Session, May Be Disciplined

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – OLaNO-NOVA party leader Igor Matovic single-handedly stymied an extraordinary parliamentary session debating a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister and Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico, and this may come with a fine, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko told a press conference on Tuesday.