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Smer-SD Organises Anti-Government Protest Rally in Rimavska Sobota

Smer-SD Organises Anti-Government Protest Rally in Rimavska Sobota

Rimavska Sobota, October 17 (TASR) – The increase in energy prices, the destruction of social state and the rule of law and the need for early elections dominated speeches, delivered by Smer-SD representatives during the protest rally held in Rimavska Sobota (Banska Bystrica region) on Sunday. The opposition party organised the

Milanova: Slovak Music Quotas for Commercial Radios Will Be Preserved

Milanova: Slovak Music Quotas for Commercial Radios Will Be Preserved

Bratislava, October 15 (TASR) – Culture Minister Natalia Milanova (OLaNO) announced on Friday that mandatory Slovak music quotas for commercial radios won’t be scrapped. Milanova reacted in this way to her party boss and Finance Minister Igor Matovic, who’s asked her to withdraw a Culture Ministry-sponsored bill aiming to

Lengvarsky: Additional Funds Will Be Sent to Health Care, If Need Be

Lengvarsky: Additional Funds Will Be Sent to Health Care, If Need Be

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – The Finance Ministry will release, if necessary, money for the health-care sector, as was planned in this year’s budget to pay for state policyholders, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) said following a tripartite meeting on Wednesday. The amount is currently reduced by more

Zilinka: Attacks on Medical Staff Must Be Condemned by Society

Zilinka: Attacks on Medical Staff Must Be Condemned by Society

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – Attacks on medical staff must be unequivocally condemned by society, Prosecutor-General (PG) Maros Zilina said following his meeting with Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky on Tuesday. Zilinka stressed that health workers enjoy the status of protected persons when exercising their profession. Therefore, perpetrators of the attacks face

Kollar: If Mikulec Messes It Up Now, We'll Ask for His Removal

Kollar: If Mikulec Messes It Up Now, We'll Ask for His Removal

(Markiza, ‘Na telo’, October 10) If Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) “messes it up” now, the coalition We Are Family party will submit a request for his dismissal, Parliamentary Chair and We Are Family head Boris Kollar stated on TV Markiza’s politics talk show ‘Na telo’ (Tough Questions) on

Premier: First €822 million for Recovery Plan Reforms to Arrive Soon

Premier: First €822 million for Recovery Plan Reforms to Arrive Soon

Bratislava, October 4 (TASR) – The first €822 million as part of the recovery plan is set to come to Slovakia in the coming weeks, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said at the Government Office on Monday, adding that the funds will be aimed at health care, education and justice. “We’

Heger: Government Thoroughly Dealing with Issue of Increased Energy Charges

Heger: Government Thoroughly Dealing with Issue of Increased Energy Charges

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) claimed on Friday following a meeting with Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) and the head of the Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) that the Government is thoroughly dealing with the situation concerning increased energy prices and has it