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News on corruption in Slovakia
Comenius University accepted plagiaristic works from Germans
German media reported on suspicions of plagiarism and the difficulty of stripping people of Slovak degrees.
Minister Drucker’s wife ends her businesses
After political attacks by the opposition and media pressure, Interior Minister Tomáš Drucker (ex-health minister) announced on April 11 that his wife would end all her business activities.
How an unknown collaborator with Široký took control over EU-funds
At the beginning of his career, Ľubomír Jahnátek was more of a figure of fun but later he was connected to scandal.
RTVS editors feel pressure, mistrust their superiors
News reporters from RTVS published an open letter to the head of the public service TV and Radio, Jaroslav Rezník, worried about his decisions.
Prosecutor orders NAKA to launch investigation into farm subsidy fraud
Agricultural state offices last week initiated a motion opening the investigation of a vast fraud, in which more and more facts about the blatant misuse of EU funds have been surfacing.
New PM Pellegrini's earnings and expenses do not match
Dennik N looked at Pellegrini’s income since 2005 and questions his purchase of a luxury apartment on the Danube embankment.
Jankovská: I never took a bribe, we have not been to the villa of Bžán
Allegations that State Secretary Monika Jankovská took a bribe as a judge first appeared five years ago, and not even the basic facts match.
Prosecutor brings lawsuit against fraud suspect Bašternák
The case concerns the VAT refund amounting to nearly €2 million.
Businessman Bašternák is suing SaS MP Jozef Rajtár
The tycoon and “landlord” of ex-prime minister Robert Fico has filed a criminal complaint against the MP for calling him a thief.
Two witnesses talk about the corruption of a judge and state secretary
The bar at the centre of the alleged bribery scandal now belongs to the wife of the head of the anti-corruption police unit.
Cocaine hidden in fruit
Suspected ‘Ndrangheta member, Vadala, may have used farms to cover drug trafficking.
MP of Smer party has power-plants near Italian-run farmstead
The power plant and the farm share the same access road. Long-time Prešov regional governor claims he does not know owner Diego Roda who was investigated by police in 45 cases.
MPs agree to hold no-confidence vote against Fico
Prime minister will face a no-confidence vote in parliament, on March 19 morning. If he is toppled, the whole cabinet will be dissolved.
Prosecutor’s office starts prosecuting ex-minister Kaliňák for sabotage
The General Prosecutor’s Office has 30 days to decide whether it will charge Kaliňák based on the criminal complaint of special prosecutor Vasiľ Špirko.
Kaliňák sees accusations of corruption against him as a witch hunt
Interior Minister denies all accusations against him, but some reports suggest he will step down on Monday.
Prosecutor accuses the interior minister of corruption scheme
Special Prosecutor Vasil Špirko blows the whistle on Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák and former finance minister, Ján Počiatek, filing a criminal complaint. Top police officers face criminal complaints, too.
Slovakia made no palpable progress in fighting corruption
Despite improving in some aspects, Slovakia has not made any visible progress in the fight against corruption over the past year.
PM Fico wants to keep Most-Híd in coalition
At his March 7 press conference, the prime minister avoided directly supporting the interior minister and police president and said he wanted to keep the coalition party Most-Híd ultimately as partner.
Kaliňák misled: police received info on Vadala 5 years ago
Contrary to the information interior minister gave, the Italian Antimafia Commission informed the Slovak police as early as 2013. Other Smer ministers and officials tried to draw attention from him.
The SNS is not clear of links with Vadala
The Aktuality.sk news website reports that Ján Hoľko of SNS, a top official at the Defence Ministry, has collaborated with Antonino Vadala.
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