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Premier: National Parks Reform Will also Help Develop Regions

Premier: National Parks Reform Will also Help Develop Regions

Stakcin, November 2 (TASR) – The national parks reform also supported by investments from the recovery and resilience plan can make a major contribution to solving regional problems, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday following a meeting with representatives of the Poloniny area in Presov region. It was the

Polls: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by Smer-SD and SaS

Polls: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by Smer-SD and SaS

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – If the parliamentary election had been held in October, Voice-SD party of Peter Pellegrini would have won with 19.3 percent of votes, followed by Smer-SD of Robert Fico (15.5 percent) and Freedom and Solidarity of Richard Sulik (12.2 percent), according to a survey

Economy Minister Sulik Withstands No-confidence Vote in Parliament

Economy Minister Sulik Withstands No-confidence Vote in Parliament

Bratislava, October 27 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday failed to dismiss Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) in a no-confidence vote initiated by the opposition Smer-SD party. Of the 136 MPs present, only 50 voted in favour of Sulik’s dismissal. The 50 MPs included lawmakers from Smer-SD, the People’s Party

Fico Wants Parliament to Address Surveillance of Opposition Representatives

Fico Wants Parliament to Address Surveillance of Opposition Representatives

Bratislava, October 26 (TASR) – Smer-SD head Robert Fico stated on Tuesday that he’ll propose that the ongoing parliamentary session should address the issue of surveillance and wiretapping of opposition representatives in the country. The Smer head stressed in this regard that he wants Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO), Prosecutor-General

National Parks Reform Postponed until April of Next Year

National Parks Reform Postponed until April of Next Year

Bratislava, October 25 (TASR) – The transfer of state land in the first two national parks to see a reorganisation of the zones within their territory completed will not take place until April 1, 2022, Environment Minister Jan Budaj (OLaNO) and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Samuel Vlcan (an OLaNO nominee)

Lengvarsky Fails to Convince We Are Family Caucus Regarding Reform

Lengvarsky Fails to Convince We Are Family Caucus Regarding Reform

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – We Are Family caucus head Peter Pcolinsky stated on Thursday following a meeting between the caucus and Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) that We Are Family MPs won’t support the Health Ministry-sponsored reform of the hospital network. Pcolinsky noted in this vein that

Mijatovic Concerned at Slovak Bill Aiming to Make Abortions Less Accessible

Mijatovic Concerned at Slovak Bill Aiming to Make Abortions Less Accessible

Strasbourg, October 19 (TASR) – Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has voiced her concerns regarding a Slovak bill currently at its second reading in Parliament that aims to make abortions less accessible. In an open letter sent to Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar and the heads of five