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State of Emergency in Slovakia to Be Extended by Another 40 Days

State of Emergency in Slovakia to Be Extended by Another 40 Days

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – The state of emergency due to coronavirus in Slovakia will be extended by another 40 days as of Monday, the Government decided on Friday. At the same time the so-called COVID-automaton, introducing measures against the spread of coronavirus on an automatic basis, will enter into force

SMK and Most-Hid to Merge into Single Party

SMK and Most-Hid to Merge into Single Party

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – Extra-parliamentary ethnic-Hungarian parties Most-Hid and SMK announced on Friday that they are set to merge and form a joint party, admitting at the same time that talks on merging with a third such party, i.e. Solidarity, have failed. “The compromise proposals from SMK-MKP and Most-Hid

Petition Sheets for Referendum Published, Pellegrini Invites Signatures

Petition Sheets for Referendum Published, Pellegrini Invites Signatures

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – The petition committee supervising the collection of public signatures for a referendum on a snap election has approved the wording of the referendum question, and the petition sheets are now available at www.referendum2021.sk, committee representative Ervin Erdelyi told TASR on Friday. Ex-premier, Independent MP

President to Use Her International Contacts for Vaccine to Be Produced also in Slovakia

President to Use Her International Contacts for Vaccine to Be Produced also in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – I’ll use all my international contacts to make the production of a vaccine against COVID-19 in Slovakia a reality, President Zuzana Caputova posted on a social network on Thursday, adding that she discussed this possibility with Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO). According to her, to

Slovakia Welcomes Extension of New START

Slovakia Welcomes Extension of New START

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – Slovakia welcomes the extension of the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty by another five years by the United States and Russia, calling it an element of transparency and trust-building, as well as a contribution towards international stability and security, according to a press release provided

For the People Party Wants Earlier Vaccination of Teachers

For the People Party Wants Earlier Vaccination of Teachers

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – The co-governing For the People party supports reopening schools, but it’s aware of the inherent risk, and so its MP and member of the parliamentary education committee Viera Lescakova has asked for the committee to be convened in order to discuss earlier vaccination of teachers

Health Minister: COVID-hospitalisations Not Rising as Fast as Before

Health Minister: COVID-hospitalisations Not Rising as Fast as Before

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – The number of patients with COVID-19 in Slovak hospitals isn’t rising as fast as before, with the situation being “relatively serious” especially in Bratislava, said Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) at a press conference on Tuesday. There are currently 3,626 people with COVID-19 in