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Gov't Approves Boosting Capital of State-run Health Insurer by €100 mn

Gov't Approves Boosting Capital of State-run Health Insurer by €100 mn

Bratislava, October 7 (TASR) – The state will boost the capital of state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) by €100 million, Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) told a press briefing on Wednesday, adding that this move was approved by the Government at its session on the same

Prosecutor: Public Health Authority's Anti-Corona Measures Were Unlawful

Prosecutor: Public Health Authority's Anti-Corona Measures Were Unlawful

Bratislava, October 6 (TASR) – The Public Health Authority violated the law by imposing far-reaching measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the spring without being legally authorised to do so and by stipulating the measures in a legally shaky way, reads a copy of a document from the

SLK & LOZ: Situation at Hand Doesn't Require Infected Doctors to Work

SLK & LOZ: Situation at Hand Doesn't Require Infected Doctors to Work

Bratislava, October 6 (TASR) – Doctors in Slovakia are aware that a time may come when they’ll have to treat COVID-19 positive patients even when they themselves are infected with the disease, but this definitely isn’t the case at the moment, head of the Doctors Trade Union Association (LOZ)

Premier and Defence Minister Honour WWII Heroes at Dukla Memorial

Premier and Defence Minister Honour WWII Heroes at Dukla Memorial

Vysny Komarnik, October 6 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic and Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (both OLaNO) commemorated the victims of WWII on the occasion of the 76th anniversary of the Battle of the Dukla Pass at the Dukla memorial and in the town of Svidnik (Presov region) on Tuesday. Official

Slovakia Plans to Increase Recycling Rate to 55 percent by 2026

Slovakia Plans to Increase Recycling Rate to 55 percent by 2026

Bratislava, October 5 (TASR) – Slovakia plans to increase the proportion of municipal waste recycled from 39 percent to 50 percent, and it should even reach 55 percent by 2026, according to the national integrated reform plan called ‘A Modern and Successful Slovakia’ presented by the Finance Ministry at a news

Sagan Runner-up to Ulissi in Second Stage of Giro d'Italia

Sagan Runner-up to Ulissi in Second Stage of Giro d'Italia

Agrigento, October 4 (TASR) – Slovak cycling star Peter Sagan took second place in the 2nd stage of the 103rd Giro d’Italia, TASR learnt on Sunday. Giro debutant Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) was overtaken in the finish only by home racer Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates). He managed the 149-kilometre long route

Premier: Recovery Plan Already Being Discussed Publicly

Premier: Recovery Plan Already Being Discussed Publicly

The recovery plan is already being discussed publicly, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said on RTVS’s talk show ‘Sobotne dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues), adding that he assumes that the document, which leaked through the media to the public three weeks ago, is largely identical to the one called Modern and