Domestic Policies

Former Slovakia's First Lady Emilia Kovacova Dies One Month Short of 90

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Former Slovakia’s first lady Emilia Kovacova, the wife of the country’s first modern president Michal Kovac (1993-98), died on New Year’s Eve, around one month before her 90th birthday, TASR was told by President Zuzana Caputova’s spokesman Martin Strizinec on Friday.

“President Zuzana Caputova and the President’s Office express their sympathy to [Kovacova’s] closest family and the bereaved,” said Strizinec.

Michal Kovac died in October 2016 as 86-years-old.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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