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Fico: Dubcek Was Global Giant in 1960s and 1970s

Fico: Dubcek Was Global Giant in 1960s and 1970s

Uhrovec, November 26 (TASR) – Alexander Dubcek was like a book cited by many, but few have actually read it, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday in a speech at a commemorative event marking the 95th anniversary of the 1968 Prague Spring leader’s birth in Uhrovec (Trencin region). “Perhaps

Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee to Carry Out Probe at MFA

Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee to Carry Out Probe at MFA

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – MPs from the parliamentary foreign affairs committee have decided to carry out a probe at the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry at the end of a special session dedicated to the issue of allegedly overpriced cultural events linked to Slovakia’s Council of the EU Presidency.

AEJ and SSN Call on Fico to Apologise for His Statements on Journalists

AEJ and SSN Call on Fico to Apologise for His Statements on Journalists

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – The Slovak section of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) is concerned about the statements made by Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Wednesday (November 23) when he called journalists “dirty anti-Slovak prostitutes”, TASR learnt on Thursday. “The Prime Minister’s verbal

Parliament Approves Constitutional Officials Salary Freeze for Next Year

Parliament Approves Constitutional Officials Salary Freeze for Next Year

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – The salaries of constitutional officials, MPs and Government ministers, but not judges and prosecutors, will remain frozen in 2017, according to an amendment to the law on the salaries of some constitutional officials, that was approved by Parliament on Wednesday. The amendment was approved with 125

Prime Minister Fico Won't Divulge His Rent to Conflict of Interest Committee

Prime Minister Fico Won't Divulge His Rent to Conflict of Interest Committee

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico won’t be disclosing the rental sum he pays for living in Bonaparte apartment complex, owned by tax evasion suspect Ladislav Basternak, to the Parliamentary Conflict of Interest Committee. The motion was killed by seven coalition votes, with coalition MPs Peter Kresak

Fico: What's Happening in Recent Days is Targeted Attack on Slovak Presidency

Fico: What's Happening in Recent Days is Targeted Attack on Slovak Presidency

Bratislava, November 23 (TASR) – What’s been happening in the past two or three days is not an accident, but a targeted attack against the successful Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU and against Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following

Kalinak Sends Documents on Relationship with B.A. Haus to Committee

Kalinak Sends Documents on Relationship with B.A. Haus to Committee

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has sent materials regarding his ownership relationship with a company called B.A. Haus to the parliamentary committee for incompatibility of posts, TASR learnt on Sunday. Despite missing documentation, the material might help the committee to make headway in its decision-making,