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Pellegrini Sworn Into Office by Prime Minister Fico

Pellegrini Sworn Into Office by Prime Minister Fico

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Deputy Prime Minister for Investments Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) was sworn into office by Prime Minister Robert Fico on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. Fico and Pellegrini mainly discussed an amendment to the law on the powers of this particular post with the aim of

KDH Continues Looking for New Leader, Hlina Considered As Well

KDH Continues Looking for New Leader, Hlina Considered As Well

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – The Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), which failed to make it into Parliament in the March general election, continues looking for a new leader to replace Jan Figel, KDH’s press department told TASR on Saturday. Figel resigned after the March 5 vote, in which KDH received

Danko to Give Up His Profession as Lawyer in Wake of Media Reports

Danko to Give Up His Profession as Lawyer in Wake of Media Reports

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko announced at a press conference on Friday that he’s suspending his activities as a lawyer. In addition, Danko promised not to engage in any business activities and that he’ll submit his property declaration soon.

Most-Hid Won't Back LSNS Representatives in Senior Committee Posts

Most-Hid Won't Back LSNS Representatives in Senior Committee Posts

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Governing Most-Hid party MPs will not support the election of MPs representing Marian Kotleba’s far-right People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) to senior posts on parliamentary committees, TASR learnt from Most-Hid caucus head Gabor Gal on Friday. “The Most-Hid party finds it unacceptable that people

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