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New Governing Coalition Officially Set Up

New Governing Coalition Officially Set Up

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – The leaders of Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet – Robert Fico, Andrej Danko, Bela Bugar and Radoslav Prochazka, respectively – signed an agreement on setting up a governing coalition at Bratislava Castle on Tuesday. The parties had already agreed on how individual government posts

Fico: Slovakia to Re-evaluate Degree of Terrorist Threat

Fico: Slovakia to Re-evaluate Degree of Terrorist Threat

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico after Tuesday’s extraordinary session of the Slovak Security Council called in response to the terror attacks in Brussels on the same day conceded that Slovakia might increase its terrorist threat level. The lowest degree of terrorist threat is currently in place

Smer-SD Presidium Okays Nominations to New Government

Smer-SD Presidium Okays Nominations to New Government

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The Smer-SD presidium on Monday approved the party’s joining of the governing coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet, and also okayed Smer’s nominations for individual government posts, Smer chairman Robert Fico announced on Monday evening. Fico himself will be the

LSNS Won't Head Any Committee, But Will Have More Vice-chairs

LSNS Won't Head Any Committee, But Will Have More Vice-chairs

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) is the only party that didn’t receive a leadership post in any parliamentary committee, said Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chairman Richard Sulik after a meeting in the parliamentary building on Monday. The rest of the opposition – SaS,

Danko as Parliamentary Chairman Would Change Behaviour in House

Danko as Parliamentary Chairman Would Change Behaviour in House

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – I would like to change MPs’ behaviour in parliament, just as I did within my own Slovak National Party (SNS), said proposed parliamentary chairman Andrej Danko on Monday when arriving for talks among the eight parliamentary party leaders concerning the inaugural session of the House, which

Opposition to Preside Over Eight Parliamentary Committees

Opposition to Preside Over Eight Parliamentary Committees

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The Opposition – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), Ordinary People-NOVA, Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia and We Are Family-Boris Kollar – will occupy a total of eight posts at the head of parliamentary committees, TASR learnt on Monday. The committees to be occupied by the Opposition are: the special

Siet Nominates Brecely for Post of Transport Minister

Siet Nominates Brecely for Post of Transport Minister

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – The post of transport, construction and regional development minister should be occupied by Siet (Network) party nominee Roman Brecely, said the party at a press conference in Bratislava on Monday. Brecely was proposed for the post by Siet leader Radoslav Prochazka. He accepted the nomination after