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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

House Approves State Budget for Next Year, Deficit Should Drop to 7.4%

House Approves State Budget for Next Year, Deficit Should Drop to 7.4%

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Parliament passed the law of the year, i.e. the draft state budget for next year, on Wednesday. Ninety-one of the 141 lawmakers present voted for the draft, while one refrained from voting and 49 MPs voted against. Along with the state budget draft for 2021,

ECRI: Slovakia Must Support Education of Roma and Adopt Action Plan for LGBTI

ECRI: Slovakia Must Support Education of Roma and Adopt Action Plan for LGBTI

Brussels/Strasbourg, December 8 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia should provide more support to educating Roma and adequate preparation of Roma children for compulsory schooling, and it should also develop an action plan for people from the LGBTI community in order to protect them from discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech, according

Some Schools Reopen for Second-Level and Secondary Students as of Monday

Some Schools Reopen for Second-Level and Secondary Students as of Monday

Bratislava, December 7 (TASR) – Schools can be reopened for students of second-level primary and secondary schools as of Monday if their founders decide to do so, according to a regulation published by the Public Health Authority (UVZ). The condition is that pupils, one of their parents they live in one

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The winter ski season in Slovakia won’t open at least until the beginning of January, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) has posted on a social network, adding he has clear and fresh information from the expert consilium that it will recommend

Supreme Court Raises Marcek's Sentence for Kuciak Murder to 25 Years

Supreme Court Raises Marcek's Sentence for Kuciak Murder to 25 Years

Bratislava, December 2 (TASR) – Miroslav Marcek was sentenced to 25 years in a maximum security prison on Wednesday for the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak, his fiancée Martina Kusnirova and businessman Peter Molnar. The Supreme Court senate’s decision overruled the Specialised Criminal Court’s (STS) more lenient sentence of

NBS: Slovakia's Financial Sector Remains Stable Despite Coronavirus Crisis

NBS: Slovakia's Financial Sector Remains Stable Despite Coronavirus Crisis

Bratislava, November 30 (TASR) – Despite the significant impact of the coronavirus crisis on the domestic economy, Slovakia’s financial sector remains stable, according to the financial stability report presented at a news conference by Slovakia’s central bank (NBS) representatives on Monday. Banks are entering the crisis with a strong

Britain to Provide Slovakia with Grant for Fighting Coronavirus

Britain to Provide Slovakia with Grant for Fighting Coronavirus

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The British Government will provide the Slovak Defence Ministry with materials worth €31,300 for helping the population in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, ministry spokesperson Martina Koval Kakascikova told TASR on Thursday. “It’s not only an important gesture of help and solidarity, but