Domestic Policies

MP Kerekreti Collapses in Parliament, House Session Suspended

Bratislava, September 29 (TASR) – The ongoing parliamentary session had to be suspended after 4 p.m. on Thursday as OLaNO MP Jan Kerekreti collapsed in the chamber.

Kerekreti, aged 78, was provided first aid by other MPs until the arrival of paramedics.

Parliamentary Vice-chair Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) reported that a meeting of the heads of the parliamentary caucuses has been convened in order to determine how the session should proceed.

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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