Domestic Policies

Gov't Allocates Up to 1,500 Soldiers Each Day to Help Protect Eastern Border

Bratislava, February 24 (TASR) – Police patrols and the number of military troops maintaining control of Slovakia’s eastern border will be strengthened, as the Government at its special online session on Thursday approved a proposal to allocate up to 1,500 soldiers per day to help protect the state border in connection with the security situation in Ukraine.

The measure should be in effect until December 31, 2022.

“Soldiers will be deployed to join police patrols at border crossings on the external border with Ukraine according to need and current developments in the situation. They will carry out border supervision on the so-called green border with Ukraine and perform other tasks, mainly in connection with a possible influx of a large number of refugees into Slovakia,” stated the Defence and Interior Ministries in the submitted proposal.

ZSSK: New Train Service between Bratislava and Kiev Launched on Sunday

A rail connection between Slovakia and Ukraine is improving, with a new train service from Bratislava to Kiev being launched on Sunday, ZSSK passenger carrier spokesman Dominik Drevicky has informed TASR.

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.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

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