EU Weekly Review – 10/12/2021 Host David Fairhurst presents the show dealing with the latest developments in terms of the Conference on the Future of Europe and other EU matters.
President: Corruption Global Problem Just As Climate Change Washington/Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Corruption is a global phenomenon and affects everyone as much as climate change, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said on Thursday at a virtual discussion within the panel dedicated to the prevention and fight against corruption as part of the Summit for Democracy (S4D) held under
Public Health Office: Mass Events Banned as of Friday Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Mass events are banned as of Friday (December 10), according to a decree of the Public Health Office (UVZ) regulating new anti-pandemic measures, TASR learnt from UVZ spokeswoman Dasa Rackova on Thursday. Exemptions to the ban apply to mass events in OP mode (vaccinated or recovered
CoR: CoFoE Unique Opportunity to Bring EU Citizens Closer to Union Brussels, December 9 (TASR) – The Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) is a unique opportunity to bring the EU closer to its citizens and strengthen their sense of belonging to the European project, members of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) – an advisory body to the European Commission
House Passes Financial Reward for Vaccinated Seniors Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – People over 60 years of age will be eligible for a financial reward for vaccination, as Parliament on Thursday passed an amendment to the law on some extraordinary financial measures related to the spread of the coronavirus infection. The elderly will receive the reward in cash
Government Passes Update of Coronavirus-related Measures Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – The Government approved an update of anti-pandemic measures at its session on Wednesday, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced on the same day. In line with the updated measures, shops and churches will open in the OP (vaccinated and those who have recovered from
Epidemiological Situation in Slovakia Improved Very Slightly Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – The epidemiological situation in Slovakia has improved very slightly, head of the Health Ministry’s Health Analyses Institute (IZA) Matej Misik reported on Wednesday. There was a decrease in the number of positive PCR and antigen tests performed. The number of patients in need of lung