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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Groehling: Some Universities Will Probably Delay Beginning of Academic Year

Groehling: Some Universities Will Probably Delay Beginning of Academic Year

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) in an interview for TASR has said that some universities will probably delay the beginning of the academic year 2021/2022 and set their own conditions for dormitories run by them, too. According to Groehling, the COVID automaton

Pope in Slovakia: People Can Register for Events with Pope in OTP Mode as Well

Pope in Slovakia: People Can Register for Events with Pope in OTP Mode as Well

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – The public can now apply to attend events related to Pope Francis’s visit to Slovakia in September in OTP mode (vaccinated, tested negative or recovered from COVID-19), as the Slovak Bishops Conference (KBS) launched registration for events to take place in Presov, Kosice and Sastin

Heger: Slovak-German Relations are Friendly, Open and Correct

Heger: Slovak-German Relations are Friendly, Open and Correct

Bratislava, September 3 (TASR) – Relations between Slovakia and Germany are friendly, open and correct, Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) posted on a social network after meeting German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Government Office on Friday. “We concurred that it would be a pity not to deepen our bilateral cooperation,” said

Charges against SIS Ex-chief Vladimir Pcolinsky Dropped, He'll Be Released Soon

Charges against SIS Ex-chief Vladimir Pcolinsky Dropped, He'll Be Released Soon

Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) – Former Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) head Vladimir Pcolinsky is no longer facing charges of accepting a bribe or other corruption-related charges, as the Prosecutor-General’s Office has dropped them, Pcolinsky’s lawyer Ondrej Urban confirmed for TASR on Tuesday. According to Urban, Pcolinsky should be released

Survey: Over 66 Percent of People Support Vaccination, One in Five Reject It

Survey: Over 66 Percent of People Support Vaccination, One in Five Reject It

Bratislava, August 16 (TASR) – Over 66 percent of Slovaks are in favour of vaccination, with 11 percent considering it and one in five people rejecting inoculation against COVID-19, according to an AKO poll on vaccination and anti-pandemic measures ordered by the co-governing Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party and presented by

Premier: Kaliste Shows that Living in Peace Is Not Matter of Course

Premier: Kaliste Shows that Living in Peace Is Not Matter of Course

Banska Bystrica, August 14 (TASR) – The burnt down village of Kaliste (Banska Bystrica region) shows that living in peace is not a matter of course, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said on Saturday in a speech he delivered at an event called Meeting of Generations in Kaliste. “This is a

Gov't: Certain Conditions to Apply to Cultural Events in Green Districts as Well

Gov't: Certain Conditions to Apply to Cultural Events in Green Districts as Well

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Certain conditions for audiences, staff and premises will also apply to theatre performances, concerts and audiovisual performances in green districts (i.e. in most of Slovakia) as of Monday (August 16), according to the new culture ‘traffic lights’ approved by the Government at its online session