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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Matovic Would Like to See Lukashenko on EU's Sanction List As Well

Matovic Would Like to See Lukashenko on EU's Sanction List As Well

Brussels, October 2 (TASR-correspondent) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said following a two-day EU summit in Brussels on Friday that he would like Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to be on the sanctions list agreed upon by EU leaders on Thursday (October 1). “Many people, including me, would like to see

Matovic Denies Merger of State Social- and Health-insurance Companies

Matovic Denies Merger of State Social- and Health-insurance Companies

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) at a news conference held at the Government Office on Thursday denied that state-run social-insurance company Socialna poistovna is set to merge with state-run health-insurance company Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP). “I’ve never said anything of the kind. I regret this

Robert Sorl Appointed as Constitutional Court Judge

Robert Sorl Appointed as Constitutional Court Judge

Bratislava, September 30 (TASR) – Robert Sorl has become a new judge of the Constitutional Court after President Zuzana Caputova appointed him to the post on Wednesday. Sorl was elected by Parliament as a candidate for the post along with Miloslav Babjak. The president in her speech praised the fact that

Korcok Welcomes Expansion of Digital Coalition Activities to New States

Korcok Welcomes Expansion of Digital Coalition Activities to New States

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) – Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS nominee) is pleased that the activities of the Digital Coalition have been expanded to include Belarus, Moldova and Uzbekistan, the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s press department has told TASR. Korcok said this when launching

Interior Minister Announces Contest for Police Corps President

Interior Minister Announces Contest for Police Corps President

Bratislava, September 28 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) confirmed on Monday that he’s announced a public contest for the post of the Police Corps president. Despite changes declared by the Government, the new chief of the Police Corps will thus be selected in line with currently valid rules.

UPJS's Medical Faculty Reports 15 Coronavirus-positive Foreign Students

UPJS's Medical Faculty Reports 15 Coronavirus-positive Foreign Students

Kosice, September 22 (TASR) – The Medical Faculty of Pavol Jozef Safarik University (UPJS) in Kosice has reported 15 foreign students who tested positive for coronavirus up to now, including seven arriving from the so-called safe countries, faculty dean Daniel Pella told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the university has recorded

Groehling Confirms 17 Schools Fully Closed in Slovakia

Groehling Confirms 17 Schools Fully Closed in Slovakia

Bratislava, September 21 (TASR) – Seventeen schools in Slovakia have been fully closed due to coronavirus as of Monday, Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told TASR on the same day, adding it’s a moderate increase from Friday (September 18) when their number was 13. “A total of