Articles for tag: Andrej Kiska, Antonino Vadala, Italian Mafia, Jan Kuciak, Journalist Jan Kuciak, Most-Hid, Murdered Slovakian Journalist, Ndrangheta, Peter Pellegrini, Robert Fico, Robert Kalinak, Smer-SD

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Pellegrini Back To The Drawing Board: Promises President Kiska New Govt Lineup Wednesday

Bratislava, March 20 (CTK) – Probable future Slovak prime minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-Social Democracy) will send a new proposal of the government composition to President Andrej Kiska, who rejected the original line-up earlier today, on Wednesday, Pellegrini has told journalists.   Pellegrini said he would propose Health Minister Tomas Drucker to the post of interior ...

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Slovak President Kiska Rejects Proposed Government

Bratislava, March 20 (CTK) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska refused to appoint a new government in the lineup proposed by the current coalition of the Smer-Social Democracy, Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid, Kiska told reporters today after a meeting with possible next PM Peter Pellegrini.   Kiska said he asked outgoing Deputy Prime Minister ...

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Few Changes In Proposed New Slovak Government

Bratislava, March 19 (CTK) – Most current Slovak ministers are to stay in the new cabinet now being formed by Peter Pellegrini (Smer-Social Democracy) after the resignation of PM Robert Fico as the changes in the 15-member government are to cover five posts, including that of the PM, the coalition leaders told CTK today.   ...

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Candle lit memorial for Jan Kuciak and fiance

Joint Slovak-Italian Team To Investigate Journalist Jan Kuciak’s Murder

Bratislava, March 19 (CTK) – The Slovak General Prosecutor’s Office said today it has addressed Italian authorities to propose the establishment of a joint team to investigate the murder of Jan Kuciak, a journalist who wrote about suspicious activities of Italian entrepreneurs in Slovakia.   Before being shot dead, together with his girlfriend, in late ...

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Slovak Deputy PM Pellegrini Pledges Not To Polarise Society

Bratislava, March 18 (CTK) – Possible next Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini does not want ministers polarising society extremely in his government as President Andrej Kiska indirectly called on him, and he would like his cabinet to be appointed next week, Pellegrini said in a TV debate today.   On Saturday, Kiska called for a government ...

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PM Fico’s Resignation Not Enough – Slovaks Demand Early Elections

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 ...

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Antonio Vadala Arrested: Jan Kuciak Reported Ties To PM Fico’s Government

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 ...