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Capacity of Churches Limited Further, All Public Gatherings Prohibited

Capacity of Churches Limited Further, All Public Gatherings Prohibited

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Public Health Authority has set stricter limits for the capacity of churches as of Saturday, with people attending religious services to be allowed to sit only in every other pew, while there will have to be a vacant seat between neighbouring persons, the authority’

Visits in Care Homes Permitted as of Dec 21, Negative Test Necessary

Visits in Care Homes Permitted as of Dec 21, Negative Test Necessary

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Visits in care homes will be allowed as of December 21 under the condition of presenting a negative result of PCR test for coronavirus (not older than 72 hours) or of an antigen test (not older than 24 hours), according to a decree of the Public

Sulik: I'm Not Taking Matovic's Statements as Personal Affronts

Sulik: I'm Not Taking Matovic's Statements as Personal Affronts

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS), reacting to a call by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) on him to resign by Christmas on Thursday, preserved a calm demeanour, stating that the prime minister is dealing with an “extreme situation” involving the coronavirus outbreak. “I’

PM Matovic Calls on Economy Minister Sulik to Resign

PM Matovic Calls on Economy Minister Sulik to Resign

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) has called on Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) to resign. “I would be glad if he did so by Christmas,” said Matovic in a talk show aired by Radio Express on Thursday. “Sulik doesn’t give a damn

NBS: Slovak GDP Estimated to Fall by 5.7 percent Y-o-Y in 2020

NBS: Slovak GDP Estimated to Fall by 5.7 percent Y-o-Y in 2020

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – The Slovak central bank (NBS) estimates that an economic slump of 5.7 percent of GDP year-on-year will be recorded in the country in 2020, with a revival of 5.6 percent y-o-y projected for 2021 and growth of 4.8 percent y-o-y for 2022, NBS

Supreme Court Remands Former Economy Minister Pavol R. in Custody

Supreme Court Remands Former Economy Minister Pavol R. in Custody

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – Former TV Markiza director and later economy minister Pavol R., until now wearing electronic tagging, was remanded in custody in line with a decision of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the court believed that he could attempt to escape before his appeal hearing newly set

OTS: No one owns Huawei but its employees

OTS: No one owns Huawei but its employees

Original Text Service (OTS) – Sweden’s telecom regulator, PTS, recently excluded the country’s operators from using Huawei equipment in their 5G networks, justifying the action by saying that any vendor based in China posed an automatic threat to Swedish national security. Such misconceptions could prevent Swedish households and businesses