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Kiska: If Parliament Won't Propose New Judges, I'll Turn to Venice Commission

Kiska: If Parliament Won't Propose New Judges, I'll Turn to Venice Commission

Bratislava, November 7 (TASR) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska after meeting Venice Commission President Gianni Buquicchio on Monday said that he will ask the commission for its legal opinion if Parliament won’t propose candidates for constitutional judges soon. “I expect the Venice Commission to provide concrete answers on how to

MP Salary Freeze a Matter of Principle for Government

MP Salary Freeze a Matter of Principle for Government

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – Continuing the salary freeze for constitutional officials is a matter of principle for the Government of Robert Fico and will take place in 2017, reads the press release issued by the Government Office on Friday. The Government Office’s response was to a statement by OLaNO-NOVA

Matovic Claims Conspiracy Taking Place in House to Give MPs Raise

Matovic Claims Conspiracy Taking Place in House to Give MPs Raise

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – There is a conspiracy going in Parliament with an eye towards effecting a salary raise for lawmakers by 26 percent as of next year, claimed OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic on Friday. According to Matovic, a tacit agreement between the coalition and the opposition was orchestrated by

OLaNO-NOVA: Everyone Deserves Free Sundays

OLaNO-NOVA: Everyone Deserves Free Sundays

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Everyone deserves a free Sunday, MPs Richard Vasecka and Anna Veresova (both OLaNO-NOVA) told a news conference in Bratislava on Wednesday, adding that they support an extension of employees’ rights to free Sundays and holidays as well as the regulation of Sunday sales. The OLaNO-NOVA MPs

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,