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Premier: I Admit Loss in Effort to Push Through Testing, Headwind Was Stiff

Premier: I Admit Loss in Effort to Push Through Testing, Headwind Was Stiff

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – I admit a defeat in the issue of pushing through countrywide testing as an alternative to a lockdown, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated at a press conference on Wednesday on stricter measures that are to prevent the spread of COVID-19, TASR learnt on the same

ITAPA 2020: Smart traffic systems in Europe could annually save 20 thousand lives

ITAPA 2020: Smart traffic systems in Europe could annually save 20 thousand lives

*** TASR Original Text Service (OTS) *** Bratislava, December 8th 2020. Two weeks the Slovak network frequency auction was finished, government officials, operators and experts from leading technology companies discussed ways to use 5G networks to benefit the society. The most important areas where the fifth-generation networks can be used properly include

House Approves State Budget for Next Year, Deficit Should Drop to 7.4%

House Approves State Budget for Next Year, Deficit Should Drop to 7.4%

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Parliament passed the law of the year, i.e. the draft state budget for next year, on Wednesday. Ninety-one of the 141 lawmakers present voted for the draft, while one refrained from voting and 49 MPs voted against. Along with the state budget draft for 2021,

Major Judicial Reform Passed in Parliament

Major Judicial Reform Passed in Parliament

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday approved a major judicial reform concerning the make-up of the Constitutional Court, Judicial Council, the setting-up of a new Supreme Administrative Court and the introduction of property checks for all judges. The changes require a constitutional amendment, which has also been approved by

Mikulec: Lockdown Will Be Adopted in Slovakia

Mikulec: Lockdown Will Be Adopted in Slovakia

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – A lockdown will be adopted in Slovakia, Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) stated following the meeting of the central crisis management team on Tuesday. Neither the minister, nor Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) provided any further details. Both announced that they’ll inform about the results

ECRI: Slovakia Must Support Education of Roma and Adopt Action Plan for LGBTI

ECRI: Slovakia Must Support Education of Roma and Adopt Action Plan for LGBTI

Brussels/Strasbourg, December 8 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia should provide more support to educating Roma and adequate preparation of Roma children for compulsory schooling, and it should also develop an action plan for people from the LGBTI community in order to protect them from discrimination, hate crimes and hate speech, according

Korcok: Slovakia Supports Political Reform of NATO

Korcok: Slovakia Supports Political Reform of NATO

Brussels/Bratislava, December 7 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia is in favour of a politically-united NATO with high level of military readiness, capable of facing security threats and challenges of the new decade, chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korcok stated after meeting NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Monday. Korcok voiced his