2016 in Slovakia

Events in the year 2016 in Slovakia.

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See also:	Other events of 2016 History of Slovakia  • Years

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

Anton Srholec

• 7 January: Anton Srholec, 86, Salesian priest.^[4][5]
• 16 August: Gabriela Hermélyová, 92, swing musician.^[6]
• 9 September:Augustín Marián Húska, 86, politician^[7]