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Slovakia Falls By One Place to 60th on 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index

Slovakia Falls By One Place to 60th on 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Slovakia fell by one place to the 60th rank on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020, according to the organisation’s list published on Thursday.Slovakia is now six places lower than in 2016, for example. The CPI is produced from the average

Kovarik Appointed Police Corps President

Kovarik Appointed Police Corps President

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Acting Police Corps president Peter Kovarik was appointed to the post on a more permanent basis by Interior Minister Roman Mikulec on Thursday. Mikulec after making the appointment said that he considers Kovarik a professional and he doesn’t mind that he was at the Government

Parliament Passes Slovakia's First New Security Strategy in 16 Years

Parliament Passes Slovakia's First New Security Strategy in 16 Years

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – Parliament approved Slovakia’s new Security Strategy on Thursday. For the first time in 16 years such a document was okayed not only by the government, but also by parliament. Seventy-seven of 122 MPs present at the vote supported the document, while 14 were against and

Ferencak: Matovic's Data from COVID Testing Differ from Those of Municipalities

Ferencak: Matovic's Data from COVID Testing Differ from Those of Municipalities

Bratislava/Kezmarok, January 27 (TASR) – Independent MP and Mayor of Kezmarok (Presov region) Jan Ferencak (a member of extra-parliamentary Voice-SD) on Wednesday pointed to discrepancies in data from the ‘screening testing’ for coronavirus performed across the country last week as presented by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) and those recorded

PM: 2.95 million Tested for Coronavirus on Jan 18-26; 1.24% Positive

PM: 2.95 million Tested for Coronavirus on Jan 18-26; 1.24% Positive

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – A total of 2,95 million people were tested as part of the countrywide ‘screening testing’ for coronavirus in Slovakia on January 18-26, of whom 36,547 (1.24 percent) tested positive, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) announced after an online meeting of the Central Crisis

Jozef Venglos, First Foreigner to Coach English Top Division Club, Dies at 84

Jozef Venglos, First Foreigner to Coach English Top Division Club, Dies at 84

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Former Slovak football player and manager Jozef Venglos, also known as the greatest figure in the Slovak football, died on Tuesday evening at the age of 84, the Slovak Football Association and football club Slovan Bratislava reported on the same day. Venglos coached the Czechoslovak national

Budaj: Environment Agency Won't Provide Subsidy to Former PM's Adviser

Budaj: Environment Agency Won't Provide Subsidy to Former PM's Adviser

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The Slovak Environment Agency (SAZP) will not provide a subsidy to former prime minister’s adviser Pavel Kalinsky and his civil association called For a Better Society, Environment Minister Jan Budaj (OLaNO) told a press conference on Wednesday. SAZP decided to withdraw from the contract because