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Michaela Kovacova

Korcok Asks Germany for Exception for Freight Transport Drivers

Korcok Asks Germany for Exception for Freight Transport Drivers

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a SaS nominee) asked Germany for an exception for freight transport drivers who are obliged to show a negative test certificate not older than 48 hours when entering Germany, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s press department told TASR following Korcok’s

MP Miroslav Kollar Quits Governing Coalition and For the People Caucus

MP Miroslav Kollar Quits Governing Coalition and For the People Caucus

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – MP Miroslav Kollar is leaving the governing coalition and quitting the For the People caucus, TASR has learnt from his assistant Rastislav Haulis. Kollar, who is at the same time mayor of the town of Hlohovec (Trnava region), in a statement pointed to the bad situation

Financial Administration Finds Largest Illegal Cigarette Production Ever

Financial Administration Finds Largest Illegal Cigarette Production Ever

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – Financial Administration (FS) detected the largest ever illegal cigarette production plant in Slovakia as part of an operation codenamed Black Panther last week, FS president Jiri Zezulka told a news conference on Tuesday. During the raids in Lucenec and Tomasovce (both Banska Bystrica region), the FS

Petra Vlhova Takes Silver in Alpine Combined Race in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Petra Vlhova Takes Silver in Alpine Combined Race in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d’Ampezzo, February 15 (TASR) – Slovak skier Petra Vlhova on Monday notched her first ever podium appearance in the Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo when she gained the silver medal in the Alpine combined race, finishing 0.86 seconds behind USA’s Mikaela Shiffrin. The bronze

Man Illegally Fells and Sells Wood for Over €76,400; Faces 5 Years in Jail

Man Illegally Fells and Sells Wood for Over €76,400; Faces 5 Years in Jail

An investigator from the criminal police department of the Regional Directorate of the Police Force in Banska Bystrica has accused one individual and one legal person with violating regulations for the protection of trees and shrubs under Section 306 of the Criminal Code by logging almost 1,400 m3 of

EC: Slovakia to Regain Pre-pandemic GDP Growth by End of 2021

EC: Slovakia to Regain Pre-pandemic GDP Growth by End of 2021

Brussels, February 11 (TASR) – The rollout of vaccination against COVID-19 and the gradual easing of pandemic-related restrictions should enable Slovakia’s economic growth to rebound quickly in the second half of this year, bringing annual GDP growth to 4 percent, according to the winter 2021 economic forecast published by the

MEP Duris Nicholsonova Considering Leaving SaS Party

MEP Duris Nicholsonova Considering Leaving SaS Party

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – MEP Lucia Duris Nicholsonova is considering leaving the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party, TASR learnt on Wednesday (February 10). According to information available to TASR, Duris Nicholsonova told members of the SaS leadership on Tuesday (February 9) that she’s quitting the party. TASR has contacted