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Fico & Tomas: Both 13th and Parental Pensions Will Be Paid Out Next Year

Fico & Tomas: Both 13th and Parental Pensions Will Be Paid Out Next Year

Bratislava, December 2 (TASR) - Next year, the 13th pension should be paid in full amount, while the parental pension should be kept in the same form as before and the system of sending 2 percent of taxes won't change either, TASR learnt on Saturday. The decision was

Democrats Choose Jaroslav Nad As Their New Leader

Democrats Choose Jaroslav Nad As Their New Leader

Presov, December 2 (TASR) - Jaroslav Nad has become the new chairman of the extra-parliamentary Democrats party; he was elected at the party congress in Presov on Saturday. Nad replaces Eduard Heger at the post. The congress also declared its determination to continue political activity with the aim of achieving

Interior Minister Sutaj Estok Appoints Lubomir Solak As Police Corps President

Interior Minister Sutaj Estok Appoints Lubomir Solak As Police Corps President

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) on Friday appointed Lubomir Solak to the post of Police Corps president, TASR was told by the ministry's press department on the same day. "I'm convinced that Mr. Solak will be the right person

Premier Fico Announces Dismissal of URSO Head Juris over Increased Gas Prices

Premier Fico Announces Dismissal of URSO Head Juris over Increased Gas Prices

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) announced that he'll dismiss chairman of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) Andrej Juris. Fico invited Juris to the cabinet meeting on Wednesday to explain why he decided to increase gas prices for households by

Interior Minister Sutaj Estok Survives No-confidence Motion

Interior Minister Sutaj Estok Survives No-confidence Motion

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) - Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD) on Wednesday survived the opposition's attempt to oust him via a no-confidence vote, with only 61 of the 136 MPs present voting in favour of his dismissal. The opposition, which needed at least 76 votes to succeed

Lipsic: USP Prosecutors Provided Whistleblowers with Protection in Line with Law

Lipsic: USP Prosecutors Provided Whistleblowers with Protection in Line with Law

Bratislava/Pezinok, November 27 (TASR) - Prosecutors of the Special Prosecutor's Office (USP) provided whistleblowers with protection in full accordance with the law, Special Prosecutor Daniel Lipsic said at a press briefing on Monday, in response to the criminal complaint filed by Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok (Voice-SD)

Pellegrini: Pensioners to Receive One-off Bonus of €300 by Year's End

Pellegrini: Pensioners to Receive One-off Bonus of €300 by Year's End

Bratislava, November 21 (TASR) - Pensioners will receive a one-off bonus of €300, instead of the originally promised €150, as an additional €220 million has been found in the budget after talks with Finance Minister Ladislav Kamenicky (Smer-SD), House Chair Peter Pellegrini and Labour Minister Erik Tomas (both Voice-SD) announced