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Opposition on Consolidation: Gov't Should Seek Savings Mainly on Side of State

Opposition on Consolidation: Gov't Should Seek Savings Mainly on Side of State

The government should seek savings primarily on the side of the state, but it only plans to save 5 percent on itself for now, while the rest should be paid by the public, representatives of the opposition PS and KDH told a news conference following their meeting with Premier Robert Fico.

Parliament Dismisses Simecka from House Vice-chair Post

Parliament Dismisses Simecka from House Vice-chair Post

Opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party leader Michal Simecka is no longer a House vice-chair, as Parliament dismissed him from the post in a secret ballot on Tuesday.

Premier: Cabinet to Be as Accommodating as Possible in Compensations

Premier: Cabinet to Be as Accommodating as Possible in Compensations

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) - The government will be as accommodating as possible to regional and local authorities in terms of financial compensations after the floods and it will respond to the situation with "specific financial decisions", Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said following an extraordinary cabinet meeting

Sastin-Straze: National Pilgrimage Held in Limited Mode Due to Adverse Weather

Sastin-Straze: National Pilgrimage Held in Limited Mode Due to Adverse Weather

Due to the unfavourable weather, the national pilgrimage to mark the Feast of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, the patroness of Slovakia, was held in Sastin-Straze in a limited mode this year, with a Holy Mass inside the Sastin Basilica being celebrated by Zilina Diocese Bishop Tomas Galis.

Danko: Smer's Position in Terms of Parliamentary Chair Crucial for SNS

Danko: Smer's Position in Terms of Parliamentary Chair Crucial for SNS

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) - The Slovak National Party (SNS) appreciates the position of the Voice-SD party it announced it will hold during a possible no-confidence vote in Parliamentary Vice-Chair Michal Simecka (Progressive Slovakia/PS), but it expects its coalition partner to be more understanding of the political compromise on

Premier: Anti-fascism Must be Basic Backbone of Educational Programme

Premier: Anti-fascism Must be Basic Backbone of Educational Programme

Anti-fascism and commemoration of Holocaust victims must be the basic backbone of the state educational programme, said Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD), who honoured the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and racial violence at the Holocaust Museum in Sered on Monday.

KDH: Opposition Can also Propose House Chair, We're Pleased Miklosko Has Trust

KDH: Opposition Can also Propose House Chair, We're Pleased Miklosko Has Trust

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) - If the ruling coalition can't agree on a parliamentary chair, the opposition can also propose a candidate, the opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) told TASR on Sunday in response to a statement by Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chief Branislav Groehling, who would like Miklosko