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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

Cabinet Takes Summer Break until August 17

Cabinet Takes Summer Break until August 17

Bratislava, July 12 (TASR) – The Cabinet session last week has turned out to be the last before a summer recess, with ministers set to convene next time on August 17, Prime Minister Robert Fico’s spokesperson Beatrice Szaboova told TASR on Tuesday. Nevertheless, it can’t be ruled out that

Committee Rejects Motion for Disciplinary Proceedings against Danko

Committee Rejects Motion for Disciplinary Proceedings against Danko

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – Parliament’s Mandate and Immunity Committee won’t take action against Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) for interrupting the parliamentary session dedicated to a no-confidence motion in Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), TASR learnt on Wednesday. “The Committee adopted a resolution that the

Parliamentary Session to Dismiss Kalinak Adjourned to September

Parliamentary Session to Dismiss Kalinak Adjourned to September

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – Coalition lawmakers decided on Wednesday to postpone the parliamentary session on the ouster of Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) to Tuesday, September 6, based on the motion of Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS). The Opposition responded to this by chanting “shame”. Danko claimed

Protesters in West and East Demand Fico and Kalinak Resignations

Protesters in West and East Demand Fico and Kalinak Resignations

Bratislava, July 4 (TASR) – The resignation of Robert Fico as Prime Minister and Robert Kalinak as Interior Minister (both Smer-SD) over the Basternak tax case was demanded by approximately 2,000 people assembled on Namestie Slobody (Freedom Square) in Bratislava on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. At the

SaS Submits Motion for Disciplinary Proceedings against Danko

SaS Submits Motion for Disciplinary Proceedings against Danko

Bratislava, July 4 (TASR) – Opposition MP Anna Zemanova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) will submit a motion against Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) to the parliamentary mandate and immunity committee on Monday, Zemanova told a news conference on the same day. Zemanova believes that Danko wantonly interrupted the

LSNS Starts Collecting Signatures for Petition on Leaving EU and NATO

LSNS Starts Collecting Signatures for Petition on Leaving EU and NATO

Bratislava, July 1 (TASR) – The far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) has started to collect signatures for a petition aimed at triggering referendums on Slovakia’s departure from the EU and NATO, announced LSNS leader Marian Kotleba at a press conference in front of the parliamentary building on Friday.