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Beblavy: Forai and Vadura Should Be Punished for VsZP Scandals

Beblavy: Forai and Vadura Should Be Punished for VsZP Scandals

Bratislava, July 21 (TASR) – MP Miroslav Beblavy (Independent) called for action and the breaking of a ‘customary rule’ in connection with the so-called Aunt Anka and Kostka Clinic cases when announcing several steps that he intends to take against former heads of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) Marcel

Political Prisoners Appeal to Danko for Victims of Communism Museum

Political Prisoners Appeal to Danko for Victims of Communism Museum

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – Political prisoners acknowledge Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko’s (Slovak National Party/SNS) proposal to include visits to concentration camps and more information on the Holocaust in teaching at Slovak schools, states a letter sent to Danko by Political Prisoners – the Union of Anti-Communist Resistance. At the

Droba Considering Running for Post of BSK Governor, But Svejna Isn't

Droba Considering Running for Post of BSK Governor, But Svejna Isn't

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP Juraj Droba is pondering running in the 2017 regional elections for the post of Bratislava Self-governing Region (BSK) governor, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Droba said that he’ll decide by the end of this year. If he chooses to run, he’

Opposition: Anti-Kalinak Protests to Go on in Bratislava and Regions

Opposition: Anti-Kalinak Protests to Go on in Bratislava and Regions

Bratislava, July 19 (TASR) – The Opposition will continue to organise protests calling for the dismissal of Interior Minister Robert Kalinak, staging them in regional capitals, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) vice-chair Lubomir Galko said at a press conference following an Opposition Council (SaS and OLaNO-NOVA) Tuesday. The protest rallies will take

Top Parliamentary Officials May Face Moves to Dismiss Them

Top Parliamentary Officials May Face Moves to Dismiss Them

Bratislava, July 18 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) and Vice-chairs Andrej Hrnciar (Siet/Network) and Lucia Nicholsonova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) might face moves to dismiss them, TASR learnt on Monday. Some parties are considering moves in order to react to perceived chaos and violations of

Sulik: We Are Ready to Hold Talks on Shadow Cabinet

Sulik: We Are Ready to Hold Talks on Shadow Cabinet

To date, opposition parties Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO-NOVA have been finding their current activities more important than forming of a shadow cabinet, SaS leader and MEP Richard Sulik told TASR on Thursday. “Now it’s time, in addition to demonstrations and criticism, to set up a shadow cabinet,

Kollar: Freezing Salaries of Senior Officials Is Stupid and Populist Move

Kollar: Freezing Salaries of Senior Officials Is Stupid and Populist Move

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Opposition party We Are Family will oppose the further freezing of salaries of public officials, a matter usually addressed in the House in the autumn, party leader Boris Kollar told TASR on Wednesday, adding that salaries shouldn’t be frozen for those who duly perform their