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Many Types of Shops to Be Obliged to Close as of Monday

Many Types of Shops to Be Obliged to Close as of Monday

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Shops and stores providing services will have to remain closed as of Monday, with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, drugstores, shops selling print media, petrol stations, pet food stores, banks and several other types of facilities, the Government decided at its special session on Sunday.

Pellegrini: Fate of Slovakia Depends on Observing Introduced Measures

Pellegrini: Fate of Slovakia Depends on Observing Introduced Measures

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) stated on Thursday that he expects the number of people infected with coronavirus to grow at a faster pace. He also conceded that a scenario in which the state wouldn’t have enough capacities to treat everyone infected may occur, noting,

Government Declares State of Emergency

Government Declares State of Emergency

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday evening declared a state of emergency in the whole territory of Slovakia, with the state coming into effect as of 6 a.m. on Thursday. Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) explained that the state of emergency gives the Government tools to force

NAKA Detains Several Judges Linked to Threema Communications

NAKA Detains Several Judges Linked to Threema Communications

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – Police officers from the National Crime Agency (NAKA) operating under the ‘Fog’ investigation team arrested a number of judges on Wednesday morning, the police have reported on a social network. The Fog team swooped on judges mentioned in Marian K.’s communications via the encrypted Threema

Caputova Won't Veto Amendment Introducing Thirteenth Pension

Caputova Won't Veto Amendment Introducing Thirteenth Pension

Bratislava, March 11 (TASR) – A thirteenth pension payment is set to be introduced in Slovakia as of this November, as President Zuzana Caputova announced on Wednesday that she won’t veto the amendment to the Social Insurance Act that will bring in this benefit. Caputova also said that she’s

Talks on Forming Coalition Continue, Individual Ministries to Be Allocated

Talks on Forming Coalition Continue, Individual Ministries to Be Allocated

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The talks between the potential coalition partners, namely OLaNO leader Igor Matovic, We Are Family head Boris Kollar, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) chief Richard Sulik and For the People chair Andrej Kiska, are continuing on Friday. The leaders should address how individual ministries should be divided

Pellegrini: New Coalition Capable of Shattering Itself, No Need to Help It

Pellegrini: New Coalition Capable of Shattering Itself, No Need to Help It

Bratislava, March 5 (TASR) – Outgoing Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) stated on Thursday that he doesn’t believe that the future governing coalition, which is currently being formed, can last the entire electoral term. According to him, the coherency of the OLaNO caucus represents the biggest threat to the coalition.