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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia

First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) announced at a press conference on Friday that the first case of coronavirus in Slovakia has been confirmed. “The infected person is a 52-year-old man from a small town near Bratislava. He was probably infected by secondary transmission,” said the prime

Sakova: Slovakia Ready to Help Greece with Migrant Crisis on Its Borders

Sakova: Slovakia Ready to Help Greece with Migrant Crisis on Its Borders

Brussels, March 5 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia is ready to help Greece, either financially, in the form of humanitarian aid or by sending police officers, Interior Minister Denisa Sakova (Smer-SD) said on Wednesday (March 4) evening after a special meeting of the EU Council for Justice and Internal Affairs in Brussels

NAKA's 'Elektro' Team Takes Action at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant

NAKA's 'Elektro' Team Takes Action at Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – A special team from the National Crime Agency (NAKA), codenamed ‘Elektro’, along with some 100 police officers and others are carrying out a raid on the premises of Mochovce nuclear power plant (NPP) in Nitra region as part of a police operation called ‘Atom’, the police

Chairman and Members of SMK Republican Presidium Resign from Posts

Chairman and Members of SMK Republican Presidium Resign from Posts

Bratislava, March 3 (TASR) – Ethnic-Hungarian SMK party chairman Jozsef Menyhart and members of the party’s republican presidium have resigned from their posts following the party’s unsuccessful result in Saturday’s (February 29) general election, SMK press secretary Robert Kralik told TASR on Tuesday. Hungarian Community Solidarity (MKS), of

OLaNO Has Highest Number of Female MPs, For the People Highest Share

OLaNO Has Highest Number of Female MPs, For the People Highest Share

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The OLaNO party, which won the general election on Saturday, should have the highest number of women sitting in Parliament at 15, while For the People should have the highest proportion of female MPs at exactly one third (33.33 percent) of its caucus, according to

Election and Moratorium Extended Until 11 p.m.

Election and Moratorium Extended Until 11 p.m.

Bratislava, February 29 (TASR) – Some polling stations in Slovakia will remain open until 11 p.m. during the general election on Saturday. “In general, the parliamentary election will definitively end an hour later [than planned], i.e. at 11 p.m.,” said Interior Ministry election department director Eva Chmelova on

Record-High Number of Slovaks Living Abroad Return Home to Vote in Election

Record-High Number of Slovaks Living Abroad Return Home to Vote in Election

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – Slovaks living abroad are returning to their home country to vote in the general election in record-high numbers, Pelikan travel agency, the largest airline tickets purveyor in Slovakia, reported on Friday. Demand for airline tickets to Slovakia significantly exceeds that from the period prior to the