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Health Ministry: Deaths "in Connection with" Coronavirus Up by 125% in 2nd Wave

Health Ministry: Deaths "in Connection with" Coronavirus Up by 125% in 2nd Wave

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – The number of deaths “in connection with” SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Slovakia has risen by 125 percent in the second wave of the outbreak (the past two months) compared to the first wave (five months), stated the Health Ministry in reference to data of the National Centre

PM: I'm Assuming Command in Fight Against Coronavirus into My Own Hands

PM: I'm Assuming Command in Fight Against Coronavirus into My Own Hands

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) in an emotional Facebook post on Saturday stated that the situation with coronavirus in Slovakia is “extremely serious” and he’s assuming the command in the fight against coronavirus into his own hands. Slamming “conspiracy cranks”, Matovic said that his goal

Krajci Tests Negative for Coronavirus: Slovakia Seeing Exponential Growth

Krajci Tests Negative for Coronavirus: Slovakia Seeing Exponential Growth

Bratislava, September 26 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) announced on Facebook on Saturday that he was tested negative for coronavirus, but he still feels sick and will stay at home to recuperate. Feeling unwell, Krajci self-isolated earlier this week after meeting a person who was later tested positive for

Matovic: Rules for Mass Events to Be Tightened as of October

Matovic: Rules for Mass Events to Be Tightened as of October

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The conditions for organising mass events in Slovakia will be tightened yet again as of October, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) announced on Friday after a session of the pandemic committee. The pandemic committee will propose on Monday to the central crisis management team that the

MPs Approve Slovakia’s Foreign and European Policy in 2020

MPs Approve Slovakia’s Foreign and European Policy in 2020

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – MPs on Friday approved a material called Slovakia’s Foreign and European Policy in 2020, which outlines the country’s foreign affairs priorities, TASR learnt on the same day. The document says that the basic prerequisite for the security and sovereignty of Slovakia, as a country

Korcok: Slovaks Should Realize EU Is Not Only About Money

Korcok: Slovaks Should Realize EU Is Not Only About Money

Bratislava, September 24 (TASR) – The cardinal interest of Slovak foreign policy is the protection of Slovakia’s sovereignty, the cultivation of democracy and the rule of law as basic prerequisite for economic prosperity, chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korcok stated in his address to Parliament on Thursday. Korcok unveiled the

Korcok: Slovak NATO Membership Serves Slovak Interests

Korcok: Slovak NATO Membership Serves Slovak Interests

Bratislava, September 24 (TASR) – Slovakia’s NATO membership is not about serving American interests, as the narrative purposefully fed to Slovaks by some politicians and disinformation campaigns suggest, but it’s exclusively about serving the interests of Slovakia, chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korcok (an SaS nominee) emphasised during his