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IFP: Industry Up, Consumption Down in Early 2021

IFP: Industry Up, Consumption Down in Early 2021

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – While domestic consumption in Slovakia was high and industry down in the first wave of COVID-19 a year ago, the two have swapped their positions in 2021, the Finance Ministry’s Institute for Finance Policy (IFP) observed on Tuesday. An increase of revenues in retail in

Klus: EU Preparing for COVID Passport as of June 15

Klus: EU Preparing for COVID Passport as of June 15

Brussels, May 11 (TASR) – The EU-member countries have the will to introduce the COVID passports as of June 15, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry State Secretary Martin Klus (SaS) after a meeting of the EU’s General Affairs Council in Brussels on Tuesday. “I hope that as of

Slovakia Suspends Inoculation with AstraZeneca Vaccine

Slovakia Suspends Inoculation with AstraZeneca Vaccine

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Slovakia has suspended vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine, TASR was told on Tuesday by Health Ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova, who added that the decision will concern those who were about to receive their first shot. “People waiting for the second shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine are

Czech Court Rejects Majsky's Request to Be Released on Parole

Czech Court Rejects Majsky's Request to Be Released on Parole

Bratislava/Prague, May 11 (TASR) – Prague 4 District Court on Tuesday turned down Slovak tycoon Jozef Majsky’s application to be released on parole, Prague 4 District Court vice-chair and spokesman Michal Dvorak told TASR on the same day. “The request has been rejected, as the court came to the

Kolikova Survives No-confidence Vote, 51 MPs Voted for Her Ouster

Kolikova Survives No-confidence Vote, 51 MPs Voted for Her Ouster

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Justice Minister Maria Kolikova (For the People) will remain in her post, as only 51 of the 117 MPs present for the no-confidence vote in her in Parliament on Monday night supported the opposition’s proposal. Sixty-three MPs were against, two abstained from the vote, and

MFA: Travel to Czech Republic Easier for Slovaks as of Monday

MFA: Travel to Czech Republic Easier for Slovaks as of Monday

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Travel to the Czech Republic is easier for Slovaks as of Monday, Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry informed on its website on Monday, adding that Slovaks no longer need to undergo mandatory quarantine after crossing the Czech border. Slovaks will only need a negative antigen test certificate

Vaccinated Contacts of Coronavirus Positives Don't Have to Self-Isolate

Vaccinated Contacts of Coronavirus Positives Don't Have to Self-Isolate

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – People who’ve had both shots of an mRNA vaccine at least 14 days ago or at least one vector jab against COVID-19 minimum four weeks earlier won’t have to self-isolate after being in contact with a COVID-positive, if they themselves don’t develop symptoms,