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Marek Antalik

Marek Antalik

Voice-SD: Gov't Left Without Ministers Needed to Cope With Pandemic

Voice-SD: Gov't Left Without Ministers Needed to Cope With Pandemic

Bratislava, March 22 (TASR) – The government has been left without the key positions needed to deal with the pandemic and economic crisis: the health, labour and economy ministers, the extra-parliamentary Voice-SD party said in a statement on Monday in response to Economy Minister Richard Sulik’s (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS)

Unemployment Rate in February Grew Slightly to Reach 7.9 percent

Unemployment Rate in February Grew Slightly to Reach 7.9 percent

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – The registered unemployment rate in Slovakia rose to 7.9 percent in February, increasing slightly by 0.09 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month, and by 2.85 p.p. in yearly terms, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) reported on Friday. The number

Heger: Over 126,000 People Have Registered in Vaccination Waiting Room

Heger: Over 126,000 People Have Registered in Vaccination Waiting Room

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – More than 126,000 people have registered in the so-called vaccination waiting room since Wednesday (March 17), Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO), who has been temporarily tasked with managing the Health Ministry, said at a press conference on Thursday, a day after the opening of the

President Accepts Resignation of Labour Minister Krajniak, Appoints Dolezal

President Accepts Resignation of Labour Minister Krajniak, Appoints Dolezal

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) and at the same time commissioned Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) to take up the post on a temporary basis. Krajniak

SIS Director Vladimir Pcolinsky to Be Remanded in Custody

SIS Director Vladimir Pcolinsky to Be Remanded in Custody

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – A pre-trial judge of the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok (Bratislava region) decided on Sunday that Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) director Vladimir Pcolinsky accused of corruption will be remanded in custody, STS spokeswoman Katarina Kudjakova reported on the same day, adding that the decision is

Kollar: I Asked Authorities Not to Protract Process in SIS Head Case

Kollar: I Asked Authorities Not to Protract Process in SIS Head Case

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair and We Are Family leader Boris Kollar has asked at a press conference on Saturday all the authorities concerned to ensure that the process related to the case of detaining and charging the director of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS), identified only as Vladimir

Vlhova Wins in Are, Returns to Top of Overall Standings

Vlhova Wins in Are, Returns to Top of Overall Standings

Are, March 12 (TASR) – Slovak Alpine skier Petra Vlhova notched her jubilee twentieth World Cup triumph and returned to the top of the overall standings. In Friday’s slalom in Are, Sweden, Vlhova was 20 hundredths of a second ahead of Austria’s Katharina Liensberger, and American Mikaela Shiffrin ended