2017 in Slovakia
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Incumbents
- President – Andrej Kiska (Independent)
- Prime Minister – Robert Fico (Smer-SD)
- Speaker of the National Council – Andrej Danko
Events
- 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
- 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]