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Solymos to Review Questionable Contracts as Environment Minister

Solymos to Review Questionable Contracts as Environment Minister

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Some questionable agreements concluded by former environment minister Peter Ziga need to be reviewed, said new Environment Minister Laszlo Solymos (Most-Hid), who was sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Wednesday. Among the department’s priorities are tasks stemming from the upcoming Slovak presidency

Gajdos: Slovakia's Direction Should Be Unambiguous

Gajdos: Slovakia's Direction Should Be Unambiguous

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – Slovakia’s foreign policy should be definitely pro-European and pro-Atlantic, said Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (SNS), who was ceremonially sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Tuesday. “I will perform my function with determination, professionalism and integrity. I’ll strive for the most effective

Opposition: Unwillingness to Publish Coalition Agreement Is Inexplicable

Opposition: Unwillingness to Publish Coalition Agreement Is Inexplicable

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – The unwillingness of governing coalition parties Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) to publish the coalition agreement is inexplicable and indefensible, concurred representatives of the strongest Opposition parties Lubomir Galko (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) and Daniel Lipsic (OLaNO-NOVA) on Tuesday. “Our former

Blaha: Youth Enchanted by Nazi Ideology, We Need to Address That

Blaha: Youth Enchanted by Nazi Ideology, We Need to Address That

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – Legislator Lubos Blaha (Smer-SD) thinks that the fact that young people are enchanted by Nazi ideology is a problem we need to address, TASR learnt on Saturday. “Young people feel fascinated with Nazi ideology. That’s a colossal problem. We have to do something about it

Three Opposition Parties Ponder Creating Shadow Cabinet

Three Opposition Parties Ponder Creating Shadow Cabinet

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – Opposition parties Freedom and Solidarity, Ordinary People-NOVA and We Are Family-Boris Kollar are thinking of creating a Shadow Cabinet, SaS leader Richard Sulik and OLaNO-NOVA chairman Igor Matovic reported on Sunday. “It’s one of the scenarios we can imagine,” said Sulik, who is an MEP.

SaS: Composition of Cabinet Shows It Won't Fight Corruption

SaS: Composition of Cabinet Shows It Won't Fight Corruption

Bratislava, March 24 (TASR) – Representatives of Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) think that the redistribution of ministries among the Coalition parties indicates that the fight against corruption and essential changes in the health-care system and education won’t be among the Government’s priorities, TASR learnt on Thursday. SaS legislators criticised

Slovak Interior Minister Declares Second Level of Terrorism Threat

Slovak Interior Minister Declares Second Level of Terrorism Threat

Interior Minster Robert Kalinak declared a second level of terrorism threat in Slovakia as of Wednesday in connection with Tuesday’s (March 22) attacks in Brussels and the worsened security situation in Europe, TASR learnt from the communications and prevention department of the Slovak Police Corps’ President’s Office on