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Parliament Kills Bill to Reduce Quorum for Referenda

Parliament Kills Bill to Reduce Quorum for Referenda

Bratislava, October 27 (TASR) – The quorum (minimum percentaqe of voters) required to make referenda valid won’t be lowered and will remain at the current 50 percent, as Parliament on Thursday rejected the Constitutional amendment sponsored by Boris Kollar’s We Are Family opposition party. We Are Family proposed to

Opposition Calls on Kiska Not to Sign Changed Rules of Procedure

Opposition Calls on Kiska Not to Sign Changed Rules of Procedure

Bratislava, October 26 (TASR) – Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO-NOVA MPs call on President Andrej Kiska not to sign the amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure that was adopted earlier on Wednesday. At the same time, the Opposition has filed a motion to the Constitutional Court on this

No More Banners in Parliament; Time Limits on Speeches Introduced

No More Banners in Parliament; Time Limits on Speeches Introduced

Bratislava, October 26 (TASR) – Banners, leaflets and audio-visual presentations won’t be allowed during parliamentary sessions any more, as MPs passed an amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure on Wednesday. Moreover, there will be time limits on the speeches of legislators, parliamentary vice-chairs and ministers, while the time allotted

Fico: We'll Try to Amend Constitution to Boost Social Rights

Fico: We'll Try to Amend Constitution to Boost Social Rights

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – Clear pro-European attitudes, a just and strong social state, a balance between economic freedoms and social rights, vivid interest in voters and better communication with the public should be the main pillars of the new platform for the senior governing party Smer-SD, Premier Robert Fico said

Opposition Calls Parliamentary Security Committee to Debate Gorilla

Opposition Calls Parliamentary Security Committee to Debate Gorilla

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – The Opposition has collected enough MPs’ signatures to initiate an extraordinary session of the parliamentary security committee to debate the resignation of the chief investigator of the Gorilla corruption scandal, OLaNO-NOVA caucus leader Richard Vasecka said at a press conference on Friday. The Opposition also wants

Interior Ministry: EKS Has Saved Almost €168 million in 50,000 Deals

Interior Ministry: EKS Has Saved Almost €168 million in 50,000 Deals

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – Use of the Electronic Contractual System (EKS) in public procurements has so far saved a total of €168 million in almost 50,000 deals, said Interior Ministry spokesman Petar Lazarov on Thursday. According to Lazarov, the system, thanks to its transparency, has done away with all

Kiska: Kovac's Words and Actions Helped to Defeat Evil of 1990s

Kiska: Kovac's Words and Actions Helped to Defeat Evil of 1990s

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – No other Slovak constitutional official had to make such difficult and painful decisions within such a short period of time as former president (1993-98) Michal Kovac, said current President Andrej Kiska in a speech at a Requiem Mass for Kovac at St. Martin’s Cathedral in