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Matovic and Mihal Fined for Absence in Parliament

Matovic and Mihal Fined for Absence in Parliament

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (SNS) has decided that MPs Igor Matovic (OLaNO-NOVA) and Jozef Mihal (Independent) will both be stripped of half their monthly salary and the lump sum reimbursements for other costs related to their posts due to their absence in Parliament last month, TASR

Kollar Denies Immoral Behaviour, Points to Campaign to Discredit Him

Kollar Denies Immoral Behaviour, Points to Campaign to Discredit Him

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – Accusations of immoral behaviour regarding a 15-year-old drug addict resident of the Clean Day resocialisation centre in Galanta (Trnava region) are nothing but a campaign to discredit me, Opposition We Are Family party leader Boris Kollar told a news conference held in Parliament on Wednesday. Kollar,

OLaNO Calls on Opposition MP Accused of Immoral Behavior to Come Clean

OLaNO Calls on Opposition MP Accused of Immoral Behavior to Come Clean

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – The Opposition MP of undisclosed identity who has been accused of immoral behaviour towards a 15-year-old drug addict and client of the Clean Day resocialisation centre should come forward and give up his mandate, according to a call by OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic. Speaking at a

Fico Rings Kocan, Calls VsZP Recovery Plan "Bosh"

Fico Rings Kocan, Calls VsZP Recovery Plan "Bosh"

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Tuesday published on Facebook a recording of his phone call with director of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) Miroslav Kocan in which he lambasted the latter for what he described as a “nonsensical” recovery plan for VsZP. “I

Danko: Potential Loss of MP Mandate Is Sensitive Thing

Danko: Potential Loss of MP Mandate Is Sensitive Thing

Interference with an MP’s rights or the potential loss of an MP mandate is a sensitive thing, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party) said on Tuesday in reaction to the Constitutional Court’s verdict confirming a fine equalling six monthly salaries for OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic for not

Bugar: We Made Kind of Sacrifice for Slovakia by Joining Coalition

Bugar: We Made Kind of Sacrifice for Slovakia by Joining Coalition

Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) – Most-Hid’s decision to join the governing coalition with Smer-SD and the Slovak National Party (SNS) was the right step, Most-Hid chairman Bela Bugar said after the party’s Republic Council session on Saturday. “I believe this was the only possible step how to ensure stability

SaS Expects Madaric's Stance on Amnesties to Influence Smer-SD MPs

SaS Expects Madaric's Stance on Amnesties to Influence Smer-SD MPs

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – The Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party expects the current stance of Culture Minister and Smer-SD vice-chairman Marek Madaric on scrapping the amnesties issued by former prime minister Vladimir Meciar to inspire some other social democrats to support the move in Parliament, said SaS leader Richard