Bratislava, May 15 (CTK) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska will not be defending his post in the election scheduled for next year because he wants to spend more time with his family, he told journalists today. Kiska, 55, and his wife Martina have one daughter and two sons – Veronica, 13, Viktor, 9, and ...
Brussels, April 20 (CTK correspondent) – The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has launched investigation into a suspected misuse of EU agricultural funds in Slovakia, reacting to the articles of murdered Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak, OLAF told CTK today, confirming Politico.eu server’s information. EC spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud would not comment on the issue, citing the ...
Bratislava/The Hague, April 18 (CTK) – An international investigating team will deal with the murder of Slovak journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee on the basis of an agreement that was signed in The Hague today, Slovak Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Andrea Predajnova has told CTK. General Prosecutor Jaromir Ciznar signed the agreement on behalf ...
Bratislava, April 16 (CTK) – New Slovak Interior Minister Tomas Drucker will tender his resignation since he does not consider it right to dismiss Police President Tibor Gaspar, which demonstrators demand, Drucker told journalists today. Protesters call for changes after the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee in early March that ...
Bratislava, March 25 (CTK) – New Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-Social Democracy) believes that his government will pass a confidence vote in parliament next week, he said in a debate on the public RTVS television today. He also said the previous government of Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico had been reshuffled and dismissed that ...
Bratislava, March 23 (CTK) – Thousands of people took part in a march in memory of the murdered Slovak journalists Jan Kuciak and his fiancee in Bratislava, after which some of the demonstrators went to the parliament seat to call for early elections today. The meeting was held by university students after the organisers, ...
Bratislava, March 23 (CTK) – The murder of young journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee in late February has brought about not only a political crisis and change in the government, but it also became the proverbial last straw for a large part of society, discontented with various scandals, sociologist Michal Vasecka told journalists today. ...
Bratislava, March 21 (CTK) – Slovak President Andrej Kiska will appoint current Deputy PM Peter Pellegrini as prime minister and his new government on Thursday, Kiska told reporters today. Pellegrini will attend the EU summit on Thursday and meet European Parliament President Antonio Tajani in Brussels earlier, the Government Office said. Kiska agreed ...
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 ...
