EU Weekly Review – 02/18/2022
Host Jaroslav Bublinec presents the show dealing with the latest developments in terms of the Conference on the Future of Europe and other EU matters.
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Proposal on District Courts Only One from Court Map to Make It to Second Reading
Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Only one of the four proposals included in the court map reform, specifically the one concerning new headquarters of district courts, have been advanced to the second reading in Parliament, while the remaining three failed to find sufficient support among MPs.
The only proposal to make
US Troops Moving through Slovakia to Saber Strike Exercise These Days
Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Some 2,000 members of the US Armed Forces, along with about 600 pieces of military equipment, are moving through Slovakia these days on their way to Saber Strike 22 military drills, the Slovak Army informed TASR on Thursday.
The military exercise is due to take
Nad: Slovakia Ready to Take Care of Ukrainian War Refugees If Tensions Flare Up
Brussels, February 16 (TASR) – Should tensions between Ukraine and Russia escalate and a war breaks out, Slovakia is ready to provide shelter to Ukrainian war refugees, Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) stated at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels on Wednesday.
“We’ve been preparing for a
Misik: Slovakia at Peak of Omicron Wave, We Can See First Signs of Drop
Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – Slovakia is currently at the peak of the pandemic wave caused by the omicron variant of coronavirus, said Matej Misik of the Health Analyses Institute following the Government session on Wednesday, adding that the first signs of stabilisation or even a decrease in the number of
Slovak Ice-hockey Team Makes It to Olympics Semifinals after Beating USA 3:2
Beijing, February 16 (TASR) – The Slovak national ice-hockey team made it to semifinals of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing after a 3-2 quarter-final shootout win over the United States on Wednesday.
The scorer of the winning shootout goal was Peter Cehlarik. Slovakia will now compete for a medal at
Heger: Pandemic Measures to Be Eased Beginning as of February 28
Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – Pandemic measures in Slovakia will start to be eased as of February 28, said Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) before the Government session on Wednesday.
The OTP, OP and OP+ modes will be scrapped as part of the first stage of easing. Capacities for low- and medium-risk