Prime Minister Robert Fico tasked State Secretary Filip Kuffa with fully running the Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic. He announced the decision on November 14, after President Peter Pellegrini refused to appoint Kuffa as minister and expected a different nomination from the prime minister. kultura.pravda.sk ↗
Fico also stated that he has no interest in a legal dispute with the president. The prime minister had previously asked Pellegrini to revoke the mandate to run the ministry and proposed that it be headed by a nominee of the coalition party SNS. However, the president does not yet intend to appoint Kuffa and expects a different candidate to be put forward. hnonline.sk ↗
Pellegrini also justified his decision by citing concern about a situation in which, following a possible dismissal of a minister by parliament, two ministries would be left without leadership. The president also recommended that the prime minister propose a new name for the post of environment minister. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗
The ministry thus ultimately remains under the government's political control through the mandate given to Filip Kuffa. Kuffa is the State Secretary of the environment ministry, and his mandate represents a solution meant to ensure the continued running of the ministry without the immediate appointment of a new minister. STVR (Minúta po minúte) ↗
Further developments will depend on an agreement between the prime minister and the president on a candidate for minister. It is not yet known whether Fico will put forward another name or whether the current mandate will continue. sme.sk ↗
Fico tasked Kuffa with running the environment ministry, wants no dispute with Pellegrini
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Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
08.09.2026
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Prezident Slovenskej republiky
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„Dnes by bolo odo mňa nezodpovedné, aby som voličom odkazoval, koho majú alebo nemajú voliť."
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Robert Fico
Predseda vlády Slovenskej republiky
05.09.2026
„Rozpočet je však spoločnou zodpovednosťou Smeru, Hlasu, SNS a skupiny nezávislých poslancov okolo ministra Huliaka."
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Filip Kuffa
Štátny tajomník ministerstva životného prostredia SR
30.08.2026
„Ja som vtedy, napriek tomu, že ma zhodil verejne vo viacerých diskusiách, bol vtedy za predsedom SNS Andrejom Dankom a povedal som mu, aby ho zobrali, pretože výsledkom bude konflikt."
Štátny tajomník v relácii PubliQ o tom, ako sa začal spor medzi SNS a Tomášom Tarabom, keď si Taraba podal prihlášku do strany.
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Prezident očakáva, že premiér predloží iného kandidáta na enviroministra
sme.sk
| 07:38 13.11.
Prezident očakáva, že premiér predloží iného kandidáta na ministra MŽP
teraz.sk
| 07:32 13.11.
Fico tvrdí, že nemá záujem o spor s prezidentom. Riadením ministerstva životného prostredia poveril Kuffu
hnonline.sk
| 20:39 14.11.
Fico poveril Kuffu riadením envirorezortu. S Pellegrinim sa súdiť nechce
kultura.pravda.sk
| 20:34 14.11.
Martinu Šimkovičovú zatiaľ odvolávať nebudú. O vedení envirorezortu sa stále diskutuje
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 19:45 14.11.
Pellegrini odmieta vymenovať Kuffu za ministra. Od Fica žiada iné meno, rezort bude naďalej riadiť premiér
Refresher.sk
| 12:34 13.11.
Nekonečný príbeh pokračuje: Pellegrini Kuffu nevymenuje, stopku dostala aj Šimkovičová
pluska.sk
| 10:25 13.11.
Pellegrini zatiaľ nemá v úmysle Kuffu vymenovať za ministra
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 08:03 13.11.
Prezident odmieta menovať Filipa Kuffu ministrom životného prostredia, čaká na nové meno
aktuality.sk
| 07:41 13.11.
Robert Fico nemá záujem o právny spor s prezidentom Petrom Pellegrinim.
STVR (Minúta po minúte)
| 20:24 14.11.
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