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SaS: Former NCZI Chief Suspect of Crime Involving €18 million

SaS: Former NCZI Chief Suspect of Crime Involving €18 million

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Former director of the National Centre of Health Information (NCZI) Igor Servacek could have committed a crime involving a contract worth almost €18 million on the delivery of an information system for chip insurance cards, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) stated on Thursday. New Health Minister Tomas

Hungarian Court Sentences 'Rat' to Life Imprisonment

Hungarian Court Sentences 'Rat' to Life Imprisonment

Budapest, March 31 (TASR – correspondent) – Slovak national Jozef R., nicknamed Potkan (Rat), received a life sentence from a Hungarian Court on Thursday for a bomb attack carried out in Budapest in 1988 and two murders committed in the same city in 1998, TASR learnt on the same day. According to

Cabinet Allocates €2.5m for City of Martin in Forced Administration

Cabinet Allocates €2.5m for City of Martin in Forced Administration

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Financial assistance of €2.5 million will be provided to the city of Martin (Zilina region). It’s the first budgetary measure adopted by the new Government at its first session on Wednesday. The Finance Ministry introduced forced administration on the City of Martin last Thursday

Court Gives Life Sentence to "the Bucket" and Fellow Partners-in-Crime

Court Gives Life Sentence to "the Bucket" and Fellow Partners-in-Crime

Banska Bystrica, March 30 (TASR) – The kingpin of the Bratislava ‘Sykorovci’ gang Robert Lalis nicknamed Kybel (Bucket) received a life sentence from the Specialised Criminal Court in Banska Bystrica on Wednesday. Life sentence was given also to Jozef Rohac nicknamed Potkan (Rat), who is currently held in custody in Hungary,

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