US EditionSlovak Central Bank Chief Kazimir Should Not Get Another Term, Prime Minister Says
- Peter Kažimír’s tenure as head of Slovakia’s central bank ended on Sunday, but he continues to hold the position until a new governor is officially named.
- His conviction for bribery, which includes a €200,000 fine, and political tensions within the ruling coalition have caused the controversy surrounding his position.
- Prime Minister Robert Fico called Kažimír a “political traitor” due to disloyalty to their party and stated SMER-SD will not support his reappointment, despite respecting Hlas-SD's nomination rights.
- Kažimír denies wrongdoing, rejects the verdict, plans to appeal through multiple courts, and says stepping down would imply guilt, asserting he will not resign voluntarily.
- The dispute raises questions about Slovakia’s central bank leadership, with opposition calling Kažimír's continuity damaging trust and some coalition partners continuing to back him.
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Slovak central bank chief Kazimir should not get another term, prime minister says
Slovak central bank governor and European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir is not the right candidate to get another six-year term and the country's main ruling party will not back him, Prime Minister Robert Fico said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico confirmed that he is ready to resume joint negotiations between the governments of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He also spoke out in favor of resuming cooperation between the Visegrad Group countries, which consist of Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic. According to him, the V4 was broken by large countries. He stated this on Saturday in Bratislava at an event organized by the Svatopluk associ…
The National Bank does not plan to change its policy setting
Slovak central bank chief Kazimir should not get another term, prime minister says - Regional Media News
(Reuters) – Slovak central bank governor and European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir is not the right candidate to get another six-year term and the country’s main ruling party will not back him, Prime Minister Robert Fico said. Kazimir was finance minister for Fico’s SMER-SSD party in 2012-2019 but was close to Peter Pellegrini, who led a group that split away to form a new party called Hlas-SD in 2020. The two parties came together to …
Since the founding of Slovakia, we have regularly experienced attempts to liquidate democracy, and Fico is only continuing to do so. The hatred that this ruling coalition is spreading towards the opposition and journalists has taken on pathological proportions and will ultimately lead to its self-destruction.
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