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Offices Must Communicate with Clients in Electronic Form as of November

Offices Must Communicate with Clients in Electronic Form as of November

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Around 8,000 corporate entities and 13,000 private individuals have already activated their e-letterboxes for communication with offices, Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) reported following the Cabinet session on Wednesday. State bodies and public authorities are obliged to send official

Cabinet Okays Suspension of PPP Project for New Bratislava Hospital

Cabinet Okays Suspension of PPP Project for New Bratislava Hospital

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved the suspension of the public-private partnership (PPP) project for constructing a new university hospital in Bratislava, as Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) said last month that the project can’t be carried out under current conditions.

Prochazka Gives Up Seat in Parliament and Siet Party Membership

Prochazka Gives Up Seat in Parliament and Siet Party Membership

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Radoslav Prochazka is giving up his MP’s seat and his membership of the party he founded and once led – Siet (Network) – as of Monday, TASR learnt from Siet spokesperson Karmen Nemetova on the same day. “I’ve decided to return to practising the law fully,

Budaj Wants Two Days to Commemorate Soviet Occupation and Its End

Budaj Wants Two Days to Commemorate Soviet Occupation and Its End

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – The number of commemorative days in Slovakia might increase, since MP Jan Budaj (OLaNO-NOVA) is suggesting two more days to commemorate the Soviet occupation and its end, Budaj told a news conference on Monday. Budaj wants August 21 to be included in an amendment to the

Parliament Kills Bill to Reduce Quorum for Referenda

Parliament Kills Bill to Reduce Quorum for Referenda

Bratislava, October 27 (TASR) – The quorum (minimum percentaqe of voters) required to make referenda valid won’t be lowered and will remain at the current 50 percent, as Parliament on Thursday rejected the Constitutional amendment sponsored by Boris Kollar’s We Are Family opposition party. We Are Family proposed to

Opposition Calls on Kiska Not to Sign Changed Rules of Procedure

Opposition Calls on Kiska Not to Sign Changed Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, October 26 (TASR) – Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO-NOVA MPs call on President Andrej Kiska not to sign the amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure that was adopted earlier on Wednesday. At the same time, the Opposition has filed a motion to the Constitutional Court on this

No More Banners in Parliament; Time Limits on Speeches Introduced

No More Banners in Parliament; Time Limits on Speeches Introduced

Bratislava, October 26 (TASR) – Banners, leaflets and audio-visual presentations won’t be allowed during parliamentary sessions any more, as MPs passed an amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on Wednesday. Moreover, there will be time limits on the speeches of legislators, parliamentary vice-chairs and ministers, while the time allotted