Domestic Policies

Krajci: State of Emergency and Lockdown Likely to Be Extended in Slovakia

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Government will most probably extend the state of emergency due to coronavirus, as well as the existing lockdown beyond February 8, while only people in specific cases and with a negative test for coronavirus will have exemptions from the curfew, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) at a press conference on Friday.

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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