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Michal Baran

Health-care System Already Lacking around 12,000 Nurses

Health-care System Already Lacking around 12,000 Nurses

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Slovakia’s health-care system now lacks around 12,000 nurses and midwives, with the state having problems finding staff not only for particular outpatient departments but for some medical facilities in general, said representatives of the Slovak Nurses and Midwives Chamber (SKSaPA) on Friday. SKSaPA president

Droba Considering Running for Post of BSK Governor, But Svejna Isn't

Droba Considering Running for Post of BSK Governor, But Svejna Isn't

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MP Juraj Droba is pondering running in the 2017 regional elections for the post of Bratislava Self-governing Region (BSK) governor, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Droba said that he’ll decide by the end of this year. If he chooses to run, he’

Cyberbullying and Identity Theft among Top Cyber Risks

Cyberbullying and Identity Theft among Top Cyber Risks

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – Payments and purchases via the internet, cyberbullying and identity theft are among the primary cyber risks, said Robert Koch of Uniqa insurance company at a press conference on Wednesday. “Up to 62 percent of all consumer disputes resolved via insurance companies concern purchases via the internet,

Fico: We Welcome Vietnam's Interest in Reassessing Visa Regulations

Fico: We Welcome Vietnam's Interest in Reassessing Visa Regulations

Hanoi, July 19 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who’s been on visit to Vietnam since Saturday (July 16), has indicated that Slovaks could be able to travel to Vietnam without visas, TASR learnt on Tuesday. “We welcome the interest of the Vietnamese side in assessing visa regulations for

Fico: We Back Swift Ratification of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

Fico: We Back Swift Ratification of EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

Hanoi, July 18 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia favours the swift adoption of an international agreement on free trade between Vietnam and the EU, said Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico after meeting his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Vietnam on Monday. “I’ve asked Premier Fico, as he’s the premier of

No Slovaks Thought to Be among Victims of Terror Attack in Nice

No Slovaks Thought to Be among Victims of Terror Attack in Nice

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – No Slovaks appear to be among the victims of the terrorist attack, during which a lorry ran into a crowd of people celebrating the Bastille Day in Nice on Thursday evening, Igor Skocek, the head of the press department at the Slovak Foreign and European Affairs

Fico: Incident in Nice Will Be Moving World for Several Months

Fico: Incident in Nice Will Be Moving World for Several Months

Ulaanbaatar, July 15 (TASR correspondent) – The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in the capital city of Mongolia was tinged with the terrorist attack that took place in Nice on Thursday evening, with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is also taking part in the summit, expressing sorrow to victims’ families. “I’