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House Approves Changes to 13th Pensions, Upper Limit to Be €300

House Approves Changes to 13th Pensions, Upper Limit to Be €300

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday approved changes to 13th pension payments introduced by the previous government; thereby officially making them a state social benefit that will not exceed €300 per month. Previously, retirees received a Christmas bonus at the end of each year, which was set to be

Matovic: Either Lockdown, or People Will Do Something to Avoid It

Matovic: Either Lockdown, or People Will Do Something to Avoid It

Bratislava, October 21 (TASR) – Given the current epidemic and its development, Slovakia has two options: either a nationwide lockdown, or people will do something that will allow the country to avoid a lockdown scenario, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday after the Government session. According to Matovic, the

Survey: 44 percent of Slovaks Plan to Take Part in Mass Testing

Survey: 44 percent of Slovaks Plan to Take Part in Mass Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – A survey carried out by AKO agency on behalf of Hospodarske noviny daily showed on Tuesday that 44.4 percent of the Slovak public intend to have themselves tested in the planned mass testing for coronavirus in the country. Approximately 28 percent of the respondents stated

Matovic: Coalition Unambiguously Supports Across-the-board Testing

Matovic: Coalition Unambiguously Supports Across-the-board Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated at a press conference following a session of the Security Council on Tuesday that the coalition parties have expressed their unambiguous support for carrying out voluntary mass testing for coronavirus in the country, adding that people who don’t participate

Nad: People to Get Test Results in 30 Minutes, We Won't Test Housebound

Nad: People to Get Test Results in 30 Minutes, We Won't Test Housebound

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – Across-the-board testing of the population for COVID-19 will take place between Fridays-Sundays, with the actual testing being carried out solely by health-care staff, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) has posted on a social network. Everyone including children aged ten years but excluding immobile people can be

Krajci Calls on Health Professionals and Students to Help with Testing

Krajci Calls on Health Professionals and Students to Help with Testing

Bratislava, October 20 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) has called on health professionals and students of the fifth and sixth grades of medical faculties and students of nursing and emergency medicine as of the second year of study to register to assist in the across-the-board testing for coronavirus due

Fico: Sulik's Behaviour Way to Sabotage Government

Fico: Sulik's Behaviour Way to Sabotage Government

Bratislava, October 19 (TASR) – The recent behaviour of Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) is a way to shatter the governing coalition, head of the opposition Smer-SD party Robert Fico stated on Monday on his Facebook account in regard to Sulik’s views on recently adopted anti-virus measures