Foreign Policies

Gov't: Slovakia Can Donate Over 2 Mn AstraZeneca Vaccines to Other Countries

Bratislava, October 7 (TASR) – Slovakia can donate 2,071,030 unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses worth over €3.7 million to other countries through the COVAX initiative, according to a proposal to that effect approved by the Cabinet at its session on Thursday.

In line with the European Commission’s intent, Slovakia has contracted over 3.8 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines. Of this volume, 1,567,000 doses have been imported to Slovakia as of October 4. Due to the date of their expiration, 770,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses were donated to Ukraine, Montenegro, Vietnam, Taiwan, Rwanda and Kenya. “The donation of AstraZeneca vaccines by Slovakia is currently taking place based on bilateral agreements,” stated the Health Ministry.

The vaccines to be donated under the COVAX initiative are not physically present in Slovakia, but at the manufacturer. Slovakia thus won’t have to ensure their transport. “It will be just cooperative in ensuring that the vaccine doses are transported between their manufacturer and COVAX,” stated the ministry.

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.

Coalition MP Linhart Allegedly Attacked by Police Officer without Face Mask

Bratislava, November 3 (TASR) – The police Internal Affairs Inspectorate has received a criminal complaint from co-governing We Are Family MP Patrick Linhart, who claims that he was attacked and injured by a police major in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Monday when he admonished the latter for not wearing a

PM: Slovakia to Organise Repeated Mass Testing, Two Dozen Districts Exempt

Bratislava, November 2 (TASR) – Slovakia will organise a repeated mass testing for the coronavirus, but districts with positivity rates below 0.7 percent in the testing this past weekend will be exempt from the second round, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management

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