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Simon: Culture Ministry Unlawfully Intervened in Election Campaign

Simon: Culture Ministry Unlawfully Intervened in Election Campaign

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – The Culture Ministry has overstepped its powers, announced Most-Hid vice-chair Zsolt Simon at a press conference on Tuesday, referring to an official letter that the ministry sent to mayor of Lucenec (Banska Bystrica region) Alexandra Pivkova asking her to address unlawful circumstances concerning the election posters

Opposition Insists on Special Session Despite Fico's Offer to Nurses

Opposition Insists on Special Session Despite Fico's Offer to Nurses

Bratislava, February 8, (TASR) – Opposition parties are insisting on summoning an extraordinary session of Parliament to deal with the education and health-care sectors despite an offer made by Prime Minister Robert Fico to nurses on Friday (February 5). Fico asked nurses who have filed their resignations to return to their

Matovic: Fico Lies, Has Known About the Case for Six Years

Matovic: Fico Lies, Has Known About the Case for Six Years

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico lies when he claims that he acquired the evidence of alleged tax fraud against Igor Matovic-regionPRESS firm, dated from 2008, only these days and thus he released the material on Friday, OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic said at a press conference on the

IVO: Smer-SD Overvalued Migration Crisis, Oppotision Internal Problems

IVO: Smer-SD Overvalued Migration Crisis, Oppotision Internal Problems

The ruling Smer-SD party overestimated the impact of the migration crisis, while the Opposition overvalued internal problems and mutual relations, the Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) President, Grigorij Meseznikov said on Friday. He added that Smer-SD has underestimated the real problems of the country, such as health care and education

Fico: Igor Matovic a Tax Swindler Who Laundered Sk122 Million

Fico: Igor Matovic a Tax Swindler Who Laundered Sk122 Million

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – Igor Matovic (OLaNO-NOVA) is a tax swindler who employs strawpersons in order to conceal his illegal activities, Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press briefing on Monday. Fico pointed out that Matovic has faced numerous suspicions and tax fines over his business activities, for instance,

Opposition to Deliver Signatures for Extraordinary Parliamentary Session

Opposition to Deliver Signatures for Extraordinary Parliamentary Session

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – The Opposition parties plan to deliver the signatures necessary for convening an extraordinary parliamentary session concerning health care and education on Monday (February 8), TASR learnt on Friday. Ordinary People-NOVA, Christian Democrats (KDH), Most-Hid and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) said they would attend the meeting, where

Beblavy Calls on Fico to Shut Down Klinika Kostka

Beblavy Calls on Fico to Shut Down Klinika Kostka

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – Non-parliamentary #Siet (Network) party called upon Prime Minister Robert Fico on Thursday to abrogate a contract the state-owned health insurer Vseobecna Zdravotna Poistnovna (VsZP) has concluded with a clinic called Klinika Kostka. “Slovak policyholders are contributing every day to doctor [Pavol] Kostka’s daily personal profit