Italian businessman Antonino Vadala was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Police arrested him during an international anti-drug action.

Either early elections will be held or we will quit the ruling coalition, Most-Hid head Bela Bugar resolutely stated on Monday night.

Interior Minister Robert Kalinak resigned from his post two weeks after the murder of Jan Kuciak and Martina Kusnirova, yielding to pressure from opposition and the public.

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March 7, 2018

Pressure mounts on the government to resign.

Tens of thousands marched at the #AllForJan marches around Slovakia and abroad.

Pravda daily has a new owner, who also owns an "alternative news" website.

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Investigative reporter Jan Kuciak was found dead in his house in Velka Maca together with his fiancee, Martina Kusnirova. PM Robert Fico offered a million of euros for information that will help clarify the murder. Local and international community of journalists is shaken.

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Slovakia's only investigative reporting TV show has been "suspended" by the management of the current leadership of the public-service broadcaster, RTVS, causing concerns among local and international media freedom watchdogs.

The lack of workers on the Slovak labour market might result in companies leaving the country. While businesses generally refused such scenario, rumours have surfaced now that Samsung, running production plants in western-Slovak towns of Galanta and Sereď, might be contemplating its possible departure - unless the government makes the access of foreign workers to the Slovak labour market easier.

Despite problems with labour force, Slovakia remains the world leader in automotive production. Last year, the country’s automotive plants produced more than one million cars, the highest rate per capita in the world.

News from Slovak business and politics, January 4 - 10, 2018.

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