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Tenth Annual IT Fitness Test Begins, This Year also Available in Hungarian

Tenth Annual IT Fitness Test Begins, This Year also Available in Hungarian

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – The IT Fitness Test, aimed at testing the digital skills of pupils, students, teachers and the broader public in Slovakia, started on Monday (May 3) and will last until July 31, Vice-premier and Investment and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remisova (For the People) told a news conference

Seliga Resigns as Parliamentary Vice-Chair after Violating Curfew

Seliga Resigns as Parliamentary Vice-Chair after Violating Curfew

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chair Juraj Seliga and parliamentary social affairs committee head Jana Zitnanska (both For the People) announced on Wednesday that they’re resigning from their posts after several media reported on the same day that they were seen sitting in a bar together with Bratislava region

Overall Death Rate in March 48%-higher Than Average for Past 5 Years

Overall Death Rate in March 48%-higher Than Average for Past 5 Years

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) – The overall death rate in Slovakia in March 2021 was 48-percent higher than the average for the past five years, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday, adding that the figure for March was the lowest in four months, however. A total of 7,232 people died

Heger's Government Obtains Confidence from Parliament, 89 MPs Support It

Heger's Government Obtains Confidence from Parliament, 89 MPs Support It

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Eduard Heger’s (OLaNO) Cabinet obtained a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, as 89 of the 144 MPs who took part in the vote supported the Government Manifesto, thus expressing their confidence in the reconstructed Government. Fifty-five MPs voted against the Government Manifesto. Heger’

President: Even Most Tragic Death Can't Cover Who M.R. Stefanik Was

President: Even Most Tragic Death Can't Cover Who M.R. Stefanik Was

Brezova pod Bradlom, May 3 (TASR) – Even the most tragic death can’t cover who Milan Rastislav Stefanik was and what he did so that Slovakia became a state-forming nation of an independent Czechoslovak state, President Zuzana Caputova stated on Monday on the occasion of 102nd anniversary of Stefanik’s

NCZI Head: Vaccination Dates for Youth Were Allocated Correctly

NCZI Head: Vaccination Dates for Youth Were Allocated Correctly

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Vaccination dates for 16- and 17-year-olds were assigned correctly and in accord with the respective regulation, National Centre for Health Information (NCZI) head Robert Suja told a news conference on Monday. According to Suja, there wasn’t a high demand for vaccination in the regions where

Finance Minister Matovic Indicates VAT Rate Hike

Finance Minister Matovic Indicates VAT Rate Hike

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) stated on Sunday that he’ll soon reveal a tax and deduction reform, as the country is lacking billions of euros due to the coronavirus pandemic. He indicated a VAT rate hike: “This means that for covering part of the cost,