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Bugar: If Centre-Right Had Formed Gov't, It Would Have Been Dead by Now

Bugar: If Centre-Right Had Formed Gov't, It Would Have Been Dead by Now

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – Any chance of forming a centre-right government after the March 2016 general election vanished the moment when the Slovak National Party (SNS) gave up on talks with a quintet of other rightist parties, but even if SNS had decided to join a rightist government, such a

Matovic: NAKA Should Set Up Branch in Lomnicka

Matovic: NAKA Should Set Up Branch in Lomnicka

Bratislava, November 15 (TASR) – If Police Corps president Tibor Gaspar wants to make the police more trustworthy, the National Crime Agency (NAKA) should set up a branch in the village of Lomnicka (Presov region) in order to question all voters who cast their votes in the March general election, stated

Gaspar: Case of Election Corruption in Lomnicka Thoroughly Investigated

Gaspar: Case of Election Corruption in Lomnicka Thoroughly Investigated

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – Police have thoroughly investigated the alleged buying of votes in the village of Lomnicka (Presov region), stated Police Corps President Tibor Gaspar at a press briefing on Monday. Gaspar thus rejected the criticism from former government proxy for Roma communities Peter Pollak (OLaNO-NOVA) and OLaNO-NOVA leader

Drucker: Introduction of eHealth System Failed on All Fronts

Drucker: Introduction of eHealth System Failed on All Fronts

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – The eHealth system in Slovakia should have been in operation a long time ago, but its introduction was accompanied by failures at all levels, mainly in the area of implementation, said Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) at the international ITAPA 2016 conference in Bratislava

Bugar: Current Governing Coalition Is Working Effectively

Bugar: Current Governing Coalition Is Working Effectively

Nove Zamky, November 12 (TASR) – The current governing coalition, no matter how strange it might appear, is working effectively and is striking and implementing agreements quite swiftly, said Most-Hid leader Bela Bugar at the ninth party congress in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Saturday. “I can compare several governing coalitions

Danko: I Respect Decision of Kiska to Veto Rules of Procedure

Danko: I Respect Decision of Kiska to Veto Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – Parliamentary chair Andrej Danko respects President Andrej Kiska’s decision to veto the Rules of Procedure amendment, TASR learnt from Parliament Office’s head of communication Zuzana Cizmarikova on Thursday. Danko is one of the main sponsors of the bill. “The proposal to change the Rules

President Kiska Vetoes Amendment to Parliament's Rules of Procedure

President Kiska Vetoes Amendment to Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska on Thursday vetoed the highly controversial amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure that was approved by coalition legislators at the end of October. Kiska defended his decision by stating that the amendment appears to represent inappropriate pressure from the majority. Parliament now