2017 in Slovakia
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Events in the year 2017 in Slovakia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President – Andrej Kiska (Independent)
- Prime Minister – Robert Fico (Smer-SD)
- Speaker of the National Council – Andrej Danko
Events
[edit]- 17 January – The government approves proposed amendments tightening conditions for job-seekers receiving unemployment benefits.[1]
- 30 March – Parliament adopts a constitutional amendment to revoke amnesties by former Prime Minister Vladimír Mečiar, enabling investigation of the 1995 kidnapping of the president’s son and a related 1996 murder.[2]
- 18 April – Thousands protest in Bratislava demanding Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák's resignation over ties to a developer under tax fraud investigation.[3]
- 7-11 June – The 61st edition of the Okolo Slovenska cycling race takes place over five days, starting with a prologue in Levoča and concluding in Trnava.[4][5]
- 14 June – Modern Trade Unions Volkswagen announces plans for a strike at Volkswagen Slovakia following failed pay negotiations; around 8,500 workers partake.[1]
- 30 August – The Trade Union of Workers in Education and Science refuse to sign a government-proposed memorandum agreeing not to demand further wage increases until 2020.[6]
- 1-9 December – Bratislava hosts the 2017 Women's World Floorball Championships with 16 teams competing; Sweden wins the title after defeating Finland in the final.[7][8]
- 11 December – President Andrej Kiska officially receives representatives of the LGBT community for the first time in Slovak history.[9]
Deaths
[edit]- 27 January – Ján Kobezda, ice hockey player (b. 1975).[10]
- 3 August – Ladislav Čisárik, heraldic artist, painter and graphic designer (b. 1953)
- 14 August – Rozália Danková, Roman Catholic nun (b.1920)[11]
- 23 November – Božena Mačingová[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Slovakia: Latest working life developments – Q2 2017 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions". www.eurofound.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2018 - Slovakia, 27 August 2018, https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/freehou/2018/en/121647 [accessed 31 July 2025]
- ^ Jancarikova, Tatiana (2017-04-18). "Thousands of Slovaks protest corruption, demand ouster of PM Fico's ally". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Orsigo. "News -". www.okoloslovenska.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ Orsigo. "News - 2". www.okoloslovenska.com. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Slovakia: Latest working life developments – Q3 2017 | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions". www.eurofound.europa.eu. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "IFF". www.floorball.org. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Match summary". floorball.org. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Slovakia: Nations in Transit 2018 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "Zomrel Ján Kobezda, generálny manažér a tréner Dukly Trenčín". sport.aktuality.sk (in Slovak). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Rozália Danková, sr. Stella (1920 - 2017)". Ústav pamäti národa (in Slovak). Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "MAČINGOVÁ, Božena". Spolok slovenských spisovateľov. Retrieved 2023-05-08.