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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Summer 2020: Demand for Trips on Zemplinska Sirava Lake Higher than Last Year

Summer 2020: Demand for Trips on Zemplinska Sirava Lake Higher than Last Year

Vinne, July 24 (TASR) – This year’s trend of spending summer holidays in Slovakia is viewed positively by Peter Kicinka, the operator of the Zemplin, a boat that offers trips on Zemplinska Sirava lake (Kosice region) in eastern Slovakia. Despite epidemiological measures and unstable weather, Kicinka expects this year’s

Matovic Survives No-confidence Vote in House Submitted by Opposition

Matovic Survives No-confidence Vote in House Submitted by Opposition

Bratislava, July 24 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) will remain in his post, as only 47 of the 125 MPs present for the no-confidence vote in him in Parliament early on Friday morning supported the opposition’s proposal. Matovic faced the first attempt to oust him as premier over

Government Disagrees with Proposal for Matovic's Dismissal

Government Disagrees with Proposal for Matovic's Dismissal

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – The Cabinet disagreed with a proposal for Prime Minister Igor Matovic’s (OLaNO) dismissal at its session on Thursday morning preceding the special parliamentary session with a no-confidence motion in Matovic being a sole point on the agenda. The parliamentary session will start at 10 a.

Flights from Bratislava to Manchester Resumed as of Wednesday

Flights from Bratislava to Manchester Resumed as of Wednesday

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Flights from Bratislava Airport to Manchester will be resumed as of Wednesday with the line being served twice a week – on Wednesdays and Fridays, TASR learnt from the airport’s spokesperson Veronika Sevcikova on the same day. Regular flights from Bratislava to Edinburgh and Birmingham will

Over €40 billion to Be Available to Slovakia from EU

Over €40 billion to Be Available to Slovakia from EU

Bratislava, July 21 (TASR) – Slovakia will receive €34.1 billion from the European Union (EU) in the upcoming years, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) upon arriving back from the EU summit in Brussels on Tuesday, adding that a total of €40 billion should be available to the country along

Pellegrini Calls on Matovic to Resign, Ready to Initiate Ouster Attempt

Pellegrini Calls on Matovic to Resign, Ready to Initiate Ouster Attempt

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chair Peter Pellegrini (Independent) at a news conference on Friday called on Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) to keep his promise and resign from his post over his diploma thesis scandal. According to Pellegrini, a thief and a liar cannot be allowed to hold the

Mission and Tasks of Government Pandemic Commission Greenlighted

Mission and Tasks of Government Pandemic Commission Greenlighted

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – At its regular session on Wednesday the Government approved a document drawn up on the initiative of the Health Ministry, stipulating the mission, tasks, rules for activities and organisational structure of the Government Pandemic Commission. According to the ministry’s document, the commission is an inter-departmental