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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Smer-SD Wants Special House Session, PM Should Explain Secret Meeting at SIS

Smer-SD Wants Special House Session, PM Should Explain Secret Meeting at SIS

Bratislava, May 21 (TASR) – The opposition Smer-SD party wants to initiate a special parliamentary session at which Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) should explain a “secret meeting” involving state representatives at the headquarters of the Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS), party leader Robert Fico told a news conference on Friday. Smer-SD

Gov't: Two Districts Remain Dark Red, First Two to Be Yellow as of Next Monday

Gov't: Two Districts Remain Dark Red, First Two to Be Yellow as of Next Monday

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) – Not a single district will be coloured black in the COVID-automaton as of next Monday (May 24), while two districts will remain dark red, 11 will be medium red, 44 light red and 13 orange, while two yellow districts will appear for the first time, the

Dolezal Presents Cross-border Bike Sharing Project in Komarno

Dolezal Presents Cross-border Bike Sharing Project in Komarno

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) – The cross-border KOMBIbike project is a model example of how shared bicycles can help not only town residents, but also tourists, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) said when presenting the project together with Komarno (Nitra region) mayor Bela Keszegh and national cyclo-coordinator

Former Education Minister and Bratislava Ex-mayor Milan Ftacnik Dies at 64

Former Education Minister and Bratislava Ex-mayor Milan Ftacnik Dies at 64

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – Former education minister and former mayor of Bratislava Milan Ftacnik has died at the age of 64, his daughter Lucia Celovska confirmed for TASR on Friday. During his professional career Ftacnik served as executive coordinator of the Culture 2000 Virtual Heart of Central Europe project. The

NCZI Scraps Terms for First AstraZeneca Shots

NCZI Scraps Terms for First AstraZeneca Shots

Bratislava, May 13 (TASR) – The National Health Information Centre (NCZI) announced on a social network on Thursday that it has cancelled the terms allocated for people who were supposed to receive their first AstraZeneca vaccine jab against coronavirus. “They haven’t been sent back to the waiting room; they’ve

Lengvarsky: Sputnik V Might Be Used in Slovakia as of June

Lengvarsky: Sputnik V Might Be Used in Slovakia as of June

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – The Russian Sputnik V vaccine could well be used in Slovakia as of June, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced on Wednesday. Lengvarsky expects the vaccine to be included in the country’s vaccination programme. “We have a statement – consent to its use – definitively

Czech Court Rejects Majsky's Request to Be Released on Parole

Czech Court Rejects Majsky's Request to Be Released on Parole

Bratislava/Prague, May 11 (TASR) – Prague 4 District Court on Tuesday turned down Slovak tycoon Jozef Majsky’s application to be released on parole, Prague 4 District Court vice-chair and spokesman Michal Dvorak told TASR on the same day. “The request has been rejected, as the court came to the