Domestic Policies

Matovic Hints at Stricter Anti-virus Measures Due to Notable Daily Increase

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on his Facebook account on Thursday even before the official daily coronavirus statistics were released that the 53 new cases that were recorded on Wednesday are “too much for us to keep relying on the public’s responsibility, unfortunately”.

Of the new cases, 14 were recorded in Presov region, 12 in Kosice region, 11 in Bratislava region, ten in Zilina region, three in Trnava region, two in Nitra region and a single new case in Trencin region.

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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