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Marek Antalik

Stats: Inflation Swelled to 3.2 percent in 2021, Highest Value in Nine Years

Stats: Inflation Swelled to 3.2 percent in 2021, Highest Value in Nine Years

Bratislava, January 14 (TASR) – Yearly inflation in 2021 increased to 3.2 percent, the highest value in the past nine years, as a result of rapid growth in prices in the second half of the year, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. The statisticians noted that last year prices rose

MP Svrcek Proposes to Amend in Constitution Options for Snap Election

MP Svrcek Proposes to Amend in Constitution Options for Snap Election

Bratislava, January 14 (TASR) – MP Milos Svrcek (We Are Family) submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Constitution so that it is possible to shorten the electoral term of Parliament via a constitutional law as well as a referendum, TASR learnt on Friday. Among other things, he proposes that

NAKA Detains Entrepreneur Norbert B. Shortly after His Release from Custody

NAKA Detains Entrepreneur Norbert B. Shortly after His Release from Custody

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – Following his release from custody earlier on Thursday, Nitra-based entrepreneur Norbert B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] was detained by an investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) later in the day, TASR learnt from Andrea Dobiasova of the Police Corps Presidium on the same

FinMin Postpones Last Deadline for Seniors to Register for Vaccination Bonus

FinMin Postpones Last Deadline for Seniors to Register for Vaccination Bonus

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – The Finance Ministry has postponed the deadline for registration of seniors aged 60+ for a vaccination bonus, Vice-premier and Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) told a press conference on Thursday. “At its meeting yesterday, the government adopted a regulation that made the last extension of the

Misik: We're Abandoning COVID Automaton, Measures Will Be Country-wide

Misik: We're Abandoning COVID Automaton, Measures Will Be Country-wide

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – Slovakia is abandoning the COVID automaton; new measures valid from Wednesday, January 19 will apply country-wide, head of the Health Ministry’s Health Analyses Institute (IZA) Matej Misik said on Wednesday, adding that the reason is the speed of the spread of the new mutation and

CoFoE: France Will Focus on Pandemic and Security During Its Presidency

CoFoE: France Will Focus on Pandemic and Security During Its Presidency

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – France will focus on the pandemic, security and common European defence during its presidency of the EU Council; it will also pay attention to the digital field, culture and young people, French Ambassador to Slovakia Pascal le Deunff said at a joint press conference with Foreign

Gov't Approves Court Map Reform, Envisages Scrapping of Four District Courts

Gov't Approves Court Map Reform, Envisages Scrapping of Four District Courts

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – A new court map that was approved by the Government at its session on Wednesday envisages the scrapping of four district courts, TASR learnt on the same day. Municipal courts are to be set up in Kosice and Bratislava. In addition, there will be three areas