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), ...
Bratislava, March 15 (CTK) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska today accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico, which means the fall of the whole cabinet, and assigned outgoing Deputy PM Peter Pellegrini (both Smer-Social Democracy) to form a new cabinet based on the current three-party coalition. Fico’s cabinet will remain in office pending ...
Bratislava, March 15 (CTK) – The organisers of anti-government protests in Slovakia are not satisfied with the resignation of Prime Minister Robert Fico after the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, and they demand early elections, they said in their statement today. Civic activists, who have staged the biggest demonstrations in Slovakia’s ...
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 ...
Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák did not fail, he was one of the most talented members of the government, Prime Minister Robert Fico said. According to him, Kaliňák leaves for the sake of stability and the continuation of positive government policy. Kaliňák’s resignation after the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his wife demanded by the opposition. ...
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 ...
