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Michal Simecka Was Elected One of EP Vice-presidents

Michal Simecka Was Elected One of EP Vice-presidents

Strasbourg, January 18 (TASR) – Slovak MEP Michal Simecka (Progressive Slovakia/PS) was elected one of the 14 vice-presidents of the European Parliament (EP) on Tuesday. He was nominated as a candidate by the Renew Europe (RE) liberal faction. Simecka garnered 494 votes and is the first Slovak to become an

Specialised Criminal Court Releases Norbert B. from Custody

Specialised Criminal Court Releases Norbert B. from Custody

Pezinok, January 16 (TASR) – Entrepreneur Norbert B. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons] has been released from custody, a source close to the Specialised Criminal Court (STS) in Pezinok confirmed for TASR on Sunday. A STS pre-trial judge decided to release Norbert B. from custody on Sunday afternoon. The decision

Slovakia Gains Vice-chair Post on UNICEF's Executive Board for 2022

Slovakia Gains Vice-chair Post on UNICEF's Executive Board for 2022

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – Slovak diplomat and Slovakia’s permanent representative at the UN Michal Mlynar has become one of vice-chairs of the UNICEF Executive Board, the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry has published on its website, adding that he was elected to the post on Tuesday (January 11). The Executive

Government: Period of Full Vaccination to Be Reduced to Nine Months

Government: Period of Full Vaccination to Be Reduced to Nine Months

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – As of February 1, the period within which people will be viewed as being fully vaccinated will be reduced from 12 months to nine months since their last vaccine dose, according to draft measures related to the omicron variant of novel coronavirus approved by the Cabinet

Vardakastanis: Disabled Don't Have Equal Access to CoFoE

Vardakastanis: Disabled Don't Have Equal Access to CoFoE

Brussels, January 11 (TASR-correspondent) – People with disabilities don’t have equal access to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), European Disability Forum (EDF) president Yannis Vardakastanis, who is a member of the CoFoE Plenary, has told the Euractiv news outlet. The third citizens’ panel was dedicated to the

Government Eases Conditions for Organising Mass Events

Government Eases Conditions for Organising Mass Events

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – The Government at its session on Monday eased the conditions for organising mass events. According to the Government-approved recommendations for the country’s chief hygienist Jan Mikas, mass events should be held in OP mode (for the vaccinated and those who have recovered from COVID-19). For

Government Approves Suspension of COVID-Automaton until January 18

Government Approves Suspension of COVID-Automaton until January 18

Bratislava, January 7 (TASR) – At its online session on Friday the Government approved a regulation suspending the COVID-automaton until January 18, Health Ministry’s spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova confirmed for TASR on the same day. The COVID-automaton was initially suspended during a curfew. As the curfew will no longer be in