Bratislava – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico offered his resignation as part of a solution to the political crisis after the assassination of journalist Ján Kuciak and his girlfriend. Fico told journalists today. But Prime Minister Andrej Kiska, who, in accordance with the constitution, appoints a new prime minister, will respect his current Coalition for Social Democracy (SDS), […]
Strasbourg, March 14 (CTK) – People’s mistrust of their own state institutions is one of the alarming aspects of the situation in Slovakia after the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak, Slovak MEP Ivan Stefanec told CTK today, referring to a report a delegation of six MEPs released on return from Bratislava. “The report was […]
Bratislava, March 13 (CTK) – The government parties, Smer-Social Democracy (Smer-SD), the Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most Hid, have not agreed on a solution to the coalition crisis yet, SNS and parliament chairman Andrej Danko said and did not rule out talks on the PM’s replacement being conducted. The parties tried to find […]
Bratislava, March 13 (CTK) – The Slovak police have arrested, based on an European arrest warrant, Italian businessman Antonino Vadala, whom the recently murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak mentioned in his last article, the Slovak General Prosecutor’s Office announced. The warrant for Vadala’s arrest was issued by a court in Venice, Italy. “By […]
The following article written by Keno Verseck first appeared on DW A journalist’s murder has triggered a crisis of identity and trust in Slovakia. Even the president isn’t sure anymore if his country follows the rule of law or the laws of the mafia, Keno Verseck reports from Bratislava. Usually people don’t pay […]
Prague, March 12 (CTK) – The Italian Prosecutor’s Office is investigating former UniCredit bank manager Massimiliano Fossati along with real estate businessman Claudio Leo Personnettaz on suspicion of assisting in money laundering in Prague, daily Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) writes today. The firms controlled by Personnettaz were buying luxurious buildings in the centre of […]
Bratislava, March 10 (CTK) – The Slovak police failed when it did not call a forensic pathologist to examine the dead bodies of murdered journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, daily Pravda writes on its website today, quoting Slovak Society for Forensic Medicine head Boris Tazky said. “We consider the presence of a forensic […]
Bratislava, March 9 (CTK) – The Slovak police have been working hard to solve the recent murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, yet major progress has not been made and more and more versions of the tragedy are being developed, Prosecutor General Jaromir Ciznar told journalists today. “We are doing our utmost,” […]
Bratislava, March 8 (CTK) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-Social Democracy) wanted to discredit Slovak elite prosecutor Vasil Spirko because of the investigation of a case of suspected corruption of Kalinak, Spirko told journalists today. Spirko said he would file a criminal complaint against Kalinak, Police President Tibor Gaspar and the corruption police unit’s […]