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Transport Minister Roman Brecely Has Become New Siet Chairman

Transport Minister Roman Brecely Has Become New Siet Chairman

Trnava, August 13 (TASR) – Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Roman Brecely has become a new governing coalition Siet (Network) party leader at the extraordinary party congress in Trnava on Saturday. Brecely was the only candidate for the post and received 86 votes from the total of 125 delegates. Former

Brecely Scraps Tender for Atlas of Passive Infrastructure Project

Brecely Scraps Tender for Atlas of Passive Infrastructure Project

Bratislava August 12 (TASR) – Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Roman Brecely (a Siet/Network nominee) has scrapped the public procurement for an IT project regarding a centralised ‘Atlas of Passive Infrastructure’, TASR learnt on Friday. The tender, with a price estimated at €48 million, was launched under former transport

Two Running for Siet Party Leadership So Far; Prochazka Still in Question

Two Running for Siet Party Leadership So Far; Prochazka Still in Question

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – Siet (Network) party presidium members Eduard Adamcik and Tomas Stoklasa have announced their intention to run for the post of party leader, but the candidacy of current leader Radoslav Prochazka is still in question, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Adamcik announced that he and four other

Bonaparte Complex Protest without Active Participation of Politicians

Bonaparte Complex Protest without Active Participation of Politicians

Bratislava, August 8 (TASR) – None of the Opposition politicians actively took part in Monday’s eighth protest in front of Prime Minister Robert Fico’s private flat in the Bonaparte housing complex in Bratislava aimed primarily at ousting Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), TASR learnt on the same day. A

Danko Sets Up Working Group to Draft Changes in Rules of Procedure

Danko Sets Up Working Group to Draft Changes in Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, August 1 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) has set up a working group in order to prepare amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, TASR learnt on Monday. According to Danko, the changes are necessary with regard to recent incidents in the House during debates.

AKO Poll: Smer-SD Top on 29.9 percent, Followed by SaS on 17.1 percent

AKO Poll: Smer-SD Top on 29.9 percent, Followed by SaS on 17.1 percent

Bratislava, July 29 (TASR) – If a general election had taken place in late July, it would have been won by Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer-SD on 29.9 percent of the votes, which would have given the party 50 seats in Parliament, an AKO agency poll revealed on Friday.

Fico: Risk of Individual Terrorist Attacks in Europe Particularly High

Fico: Risk of Individual Terrorist Attacks in Europe Particularly High

Bratislava, July 29 (TASR) – The risk of terrorist attacks carried out by individuals in Europe is extremely high, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a briefing dedicated to the security situation in Slovakia on Friday. Fico sees a clear link between migration to Europe and terrorist attacks, as various