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Police Charge OLaNO MP and Kunerad Mayor Kavecka with Tender Machinations

Police Charge OLaNO MP and Kunerad Mayor Kavecka with Tender Machinations

Zilina, January 20 (TASR) – An investigator of Zilina police has pressed charges of tender machinations against OLaNO MP and Kunerad mayor Monika Kavecka, Zilina region prosecutor’s office spokesman Martin Kokles confirmed to TASR on Thursday. The story was broken first by news-only television channel TA3. According to the channel,

Foreign Affairs Ministry Rejects Speculation on Training of Ukrainian Insurgents

Foreign Affairs Ministry Rejects Speculation on Training of Ukrainian Insurgents

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – The Foreign Affairs Ministry on Tuesday rejected speculation published by the New York Times regarding the possible training of Ukrainian insurgents in Slovakia, after Smer-SD party leader Robert Fico focused on such claims. “At the same time, we’re calling on politicians and conspirators in Slovakia

MP Svrcek Proposes to Amend in Constitution Options for Snap Election

MP Svrcek Proposes to Amend in Constitution Options for Snap Election

Bratislava, January 14 (TASR) – MP Milos Svrcek (We Are Family) submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Constitution so that it is possible to shorten the electoral term of Parliament via a constitutional law as well as a referendum, TASR learnt on Friday. Among other things, he proposes that

Dolezal: Train Escaped its Driver to Hungary Likely Due to Negligence

Dolezal: Train Escaped its Driver to Hungary Likely Due to Negligence

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – The recent railway incident, during which a freight train without any locomotive driver in the cab spontaneously started moving from a Kosice train station and stopped no earlier than in the Republic of Hungary, likely happened because the driver forgot to apply the brake on the

Gov't Approves Court Map Reform, Envisages Scrapping of Four District Courts

Gov't Approves Court Map Reform, Envisages Scrapping of Four District Courts

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – A new court map that was approved by the Government at its session on Wednesday envisages the scrapping of four district courts, TASR learnt on the same day. Municipal courts are to be set up in Kosice and Bratislava. In addition, there will be three areas

Fico: Authorities Have Dropped Charges against Me Concerning December Protest

Fico: Authorities Have Dropped Charges against Me Concerning December Protest

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – Smer-SD head Robert Fico reported on Monday that the authorities have dropped the charges that were pressed against him in connection with a protest during which he was detained and taken to a police station in December and that the criminal proceedings in the case have

Micovsky Leaving OLaNO Caucus to Operate as Independent MP

Micovsky Leaving OLaNO Caucus to Operate as Independent MP

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – OLaNO MP and ex-agriculture minister Jan Micovsky announced on Monday that he’s leaving the OLaNO caucus, criticising what has been taking place at the Agriculture Ministry and claiming that he’s been trying to draw the caucus’s attention to the problems, but to no