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Constitutional Court: Referendum Question Not In Line With Constitution

Constitutional Court: Referendum Question Not In Line With Constitution

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – The subject of the proposed referendum on shortening Parliament’s term in office is not in line with the Constitution, Constitutional Court chairman Ivan Fiacan announced following a non-public session of the court’s plenum on Wednesday. “The controversial subject of the referendum is contrary to

Lengvarsky: Antigen Tests Won't Be Free of Charge Any More

Lengvarsky: Antigen Tests Won't Be Free of Charge Any More

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – Antigen tests for COVID-19 will never be free of charge again, said Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) following the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that a certain number of PCR tests per month might be made available for free, however. The health minister said

LSNS MP Peter Krupa Detained following Attack on Police Officer at Protest

LSNS MP Peter Krupa Detained following Attack on Police Officer at Protest

Horne Srnie, July 6 (TASR) – An MP was detained by the police on Tuesday after he attacked a police officer, causing him a minor hand injury, at a protest at Horne Srnie crossing point in Trencin region, TASR has learnt from Police Corps Presidium spokeswoman Denisa Bardyova. Meanwhile, head of

Remisova: Classified IT Project to Be Examined by Police

Remisova: Classified IT Project to Be Examined by Police

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – One of the classified IT projects will be examined by the police; as the results of an inspection point to suspicions of criminal offences, said Vice-premier and Informatisation Minister Veronika Remisova (For the People) on Tuesday. “Following our initiative, the Supreme Audit Office (NKU) inspected a

Total of 6,697 Suspected Adverse Reactions to COVID Vaccines So Far

Total of 6,697 Suspected Adverse Reactions to COVID Vaccines So Far

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – A total of 6,697 cases of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines against COVID-19 had been reported in Slovakia up to Wednesday (June 30), the State Institute for Drug Supervision (SUKL) has noted on its website, adding that 564 of these cases were serious, making up

Pope Francis to Visit Slovakia in September

Pope Francis to Visit Slovakia in September

Vatican, July 4 (TASR) – Pope Francis officially confirmed on Sunday that he’s set to visit both Slovakia and Hungary in September, the Holy See’s news outlet Vatican News reported on the same day. According to the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry, the pope will visit Slovakia on September 12-15.

Slovakia Sells back to Russia 160,000 Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine

Slovakia Sells back to Russia 160,000 Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine

Bratislava, July 2 (TASR) – Russia has purchased 160,000 doses of the unused Sputnik V vaccine from the Health Ministry, ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova told TASR on Friday, adding that the Russian side bought them for an identical price at which Slovakia bought them – $9.95 per dose. “In line