2016 in Slovakia
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Events in the year 2016 in Slovakia.
Incumbents[]
- President – Andrej Kiska (Independent)
- Prime Minister – Robert Fico (Smer-SD)
- Speaker of the National Council – Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)
Events[]
- 25-31 January (scheduled) – The 2016 European Figure Skating Championships will be hosted in Bratislava
- 5 March (scheduled) – The Slovak parliamentary election, 2016
- 30 November - Slovak parliament passed a bill that requires all religious movements and organizations to have a minimum of 50,000 verified practicing members in order to become state-recognized up from 20,000. it is wildly seen as toughens church registration rules to bar Islam.[1][2][3]
Notable deaths[]
- 7 January – Anton Srholec, Roman Catholic priest and Salesian (born 1929)[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Slovakia toughens church registration rules to bar Islam". Reuters. 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Slovakia tightens law to bar Islam from becoming state religion". 5 December 2016.
- ^ "Slovakia bars Islam from becoming state religion". Independent.co.uk. December 2016.
- ^ "Popular Slovak Priest Anton Srholec Dies at 86". ABC News. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Priest, former dissident Srholec died". spectator.sme.sk. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
Categories:
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