Good evening. Here is theWednesday, October 25 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in less than five minutes.
Dobroslav Trnka has died
Former Prosecutor General Dobroslav Trnka. (source: SME)
Former Prosecutor General Dobroslav Trnka has died at the age of 59, the tabloid daily Nový Čas reported. His passing was confirmed to the daily by his wife.
Trnka lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, October 25.
In April, the National Crime Agency (NAKA) charged Trnka with abuse of authority over the release of notorious convicted fraudster Jozef Majský from custody in 2004. At the time, Trnka issued a written instruction to release Majský despite protests from two Košice prosecutors who oversaw Majský's prosecution.
He was also charged in the Glance House case. Trnka intervened in the case by allowing the transfer of the Glance House apartment building 11 years ago, despite the fact that the Special Prosecutor's Office had blocked the transfer.
And in July 2022, the then Bratislava I District Court stopped the criminal prosecution against the Trnka for concealing a recording known as 'Gorilla' revealing alleged extensive corruption in high politics. The court reclassified his actions from a crime to a misdemeanour. In that case, however, the matter was already past the statute of limitations. Trnka is believed to have had access to the recording between 2007 and 2014.
Trnka served as Prosecutor General from 2004 to 2011.
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FEATURE STORY FOR WEDNESDAY
A guide to the Spiš dialect
Spiš Jeruzalem. (source: Jana Liptáková)
One of Slovakia's strange tongues is the Spiš dialect. The Spiš region lies to the east and south of the High Tatras mountain range and includes the cities Kežmarok, Stará Ľubovňa, Poprad, Levoča, Spišská Nová Ves and Gelnica.
Here's how you could impress Spiš natives.
EVENT FOR NOVEMBER
Mozart Festival in Bratislava
The international music festival, Mozart Festival, will begin in Bratislava on October 27, 2023. (source: Jarmila Uhlíková)
What did Mozart's music really sound like? And what was the cultural environment of Prešpork (Bratislava) in the 18th century? These are some of the questions organisers asked while working on the latest edition of the Mozart Festival.
The music festival will kick off in Bratislava on Friday, October 27, and runs into November Tickets are available here.
In other news
"Today you are not only taking over power, today you are also taking over, naturally, responsibility. For the republic, for its people," saidPresident Zuzana Čaputová after she appointed the new government led by Smer leader Robert Fico.
Hlas leader and ex-PM Peter Pellegrini was elected Slovakia's new speaker of parliament, replacing Boris Kollár (Sme Rodina), on Wednesday.
Several municipalities in Slovakia will increase local taxes and fees from next year, confirmed the chair of the Association of Cities and Municipalities of Slovakia (ZMOS) and the mayor of Partizánske, Jozef Božik.
On Monday, October 30, the autumn holidays for primary and secondary school pupils begin. They will return to school on Thursday, November 2.
Slovakia's new government led by Robert Fico. (source: TASR - Martin Baumann)
The OĽaNO movement, led by ex-PM Igor Matovič, has changed its name to Slovensko (Slovakia). The party changed its name seven times between 2015 and 2023.
In addition to a group of police investigators, National Crime Agency Director Ľubomír Daňko has also been granted the whistleblower status. Daňko used to investigate the criminal cases linked to the Smer party. (SME)
The Volkswagen Slovakia plant in Martin, central Slovakia, produced 600 million components earlier this week. The jubilee part is a joint shaft. It will be used for the production of a fully electric car in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Former defence minister Jaroslav Naď will be an advisor to the Czech Defence Minister Jana Černochová. (ČT 24)
WEATHER FOR THURSDAY: Expect cloudy skies, rain or showers in some places. Daytime highs of 19°C are forecast. (SHMÚ)
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