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Korcok: MFA's Priority Will Be Pandemic and Strategic Communication

Korcok: MFA's Priority Will Be Pandemic and Strategic Communication

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – Dealing with the pandemic remains a priority for the Foreign Affairs Ministry in the near future, said head of the ministry Ivan Korcok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS nominee) at a press conference on Thursday, also mentioning a conference on the future of the European Union

COVID-19: Schools to Be Among First to Be Reopened, Says Groehling

COVID-19: Schools to Be Among First to Be Reopened, Says Groehling

Bratislava, April 7 (TASR) – Schools will be among the first to be reopened, if Slovakia begins easing measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, said Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) after talks with new Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) on Wednesday. Groehling said that further moves concerning

Kollar: Krajniak Returning as Labour Minister

Kollar: Krajniak Returning as Labour Minister

Bratislava, April 7 (TASR) – We Are Family head Boris Kollar announced on Wednesday that ex-labour minister Milan Krajniak will be returning to his post, claiming that Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) has agreed to it. According to Kollar, President Zuzana Caputova has been notified about this and is ready to

Extra €120 mn to Be Released in Aid to Gastronomy and Tourism Sector

Extra €120 mn to Be Released in Aid to Gastronomy and Tourism Sector

Bratislava, April 7 (TASR) – An additional €120 million will be released to help the gastronomy and tourism sector, Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) and Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) announced on Wednesday, adding that €220 million will thus be allocated for the sector in total.“We’ll be

SUKL: Benefits of AstraZeneca's Vaccine Continue to Outweigh Its Risks

SUKL: Benefits of AstraZeneca's Vaccine Continue to Outweigh Its Risks

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The link between rare serious cases of thromboembolic complications and AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine hasn’t been established but is being intensively investigated, State Institute for the Supervision of Medicines (SUKL) spokeswoman Magdalena Jurkemikova told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the benefits of the vaccine continue

Largest Number of People, 650,000, Took Part on First Day of Census

Largest Number of People, 650,000, Took Part on First Day of Census

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The largest number of people – 651,152 – took part in the online stage of the national census on its very first day, February 15, Slovak Statistics Office representatives told a news conference on Tuesday dedicated to presenting the initial findings of the census. Meanwhile, the lowest

Smer-SD Collects 400,000 Signatures for Referendum on Snap Election

Smer-SD Collects 400,000 Signatures for Referendum on Snap Election

Bratislava, April 5 (TASR) – The opposition’s Smer-SD party has collected more than 400,000 signatures to initiate a referendum on a snap election, party spokesperson Jan Mazgut confirmed to TASR on Monday. Smer-SD chair Robert Fico stated recently that a petition commission is supposed to meet after Easter and