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State-run VsZP Health Insurer's Capital Boosted by €100 mn in Late October

State-run VsZP Health Insurer's Capital Boosted by €100 mn in Late October

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) – The capital of state-run health insurer Vseobecna Zdravotna Poistovna (VsZP) was boosted by €100 million in late October, its spokesman Matej Neumann had confirmed for TASR. “Based on a decision by the Health Ministry as its sole shareholder, the money to increase VsZP’s share capital

Ex-director of NAKA to be Prosecuted in Custody

Ex-director of NAKA to be Prosecuted in Custody

Pezinok/Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – Former director of National Criminal Agency (NAKA) Peter H. [name abbreviated due to legal reasons-ed.note] will be prosecuted for founding, masterminding and supporting an organised criminal group, corruption, misuse of public official’s powers and other charges in custody, a pre-trial judge of the

Slovak Politicians Offer Congratulations to Joe Biden

Slovak Politicians Offer Congratulations to Joe Biden

Bratislava, November 7 (TASR) – The close cooperation between USA and Slovakia is bound to continue, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) posted on Facebook and congratulated Joe Biden on his election as the next US President on Saturday. Matovic expects the EU and USA to become global and engaged allies, while

Premier Didn't Rule Out Extension of State of Emergency

Premier Didn't Rule Out Extension of State of Emergency

Bratislava, November 6 (TASR) – Speaking at a press conference on Friday dedicated to the epidemiological situation in Slovakia in connection with novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) didn’t rule out the extension of the state of emergency, which was set to end on Saturday, November 14. “I suppose

Gov't Office: Untested in Round 1 of Mass Testing Will Be Allowed in Round 2

Gov't Office: Untested in Round 1 of Mass Testing Will Be Allowed in Round 2

Bratislava, November 6 (TASR) – People who didn’t take part in the first round of the countrywide testing for the coronavirus last weekend will be allowed to go for the repeated mass testing, which is due in many districts this coming weekend, the Government Office told TASR on Friday. A

Health Ministry: Untested in Round 1 of Mass Testing Not Allowed for Round 2

Health Ministry: Untested in Round 1 of Mass Testing Not Allowed for Round 2

Bratislava, November 5 (TASR) – People who didn’t take part in the first round of the countrywide testing for the coronavirus last weekend won’t be allowed to go for the repeated mass testing, which is due in many districts this coming weekend, the Health Ministry announced on Thursday. The

Operation Purgatory Leads to Various Charges against Former Police Officers

Operation Purgatory Leads to Various Charges against Former Police Officers

Bratislava, November 5 (TASR) – Several people have been detained on Thursday during an operation codenamed ‘Purgatory’, with the National Crime Agency (NAKA) charging them with several crimes, TASR learnt on the same day from Special Prosecutor’s Office spokeswoman Jana Tokolyova. “The charges pressed by a NAKA investigator concerned several