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EU Appoints Lajcak as Its Special Representative for Western Balkans

EU Appoints Lajcak as Its Special Representative for Western Balkans

Brussels, April 3 (TASR) – The Council of the European Union on Friday appointed former Slovak foreign minister Miroslav Lajcak as its special representative for dialogue between Belgrade and Prishtina and other regional issues in the Western Balkans. The Council of the EU in a press release stated that among Lajcak’

Coronavirus: 26 New Cases, 426 Total and 1,200 Test Results on Wednesday

Coronavirus: 26 New Cases, 426 Total and 1,200 Test Results on Wednesday

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated on Thursday that the country registered 26 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total tally up to 426. The minister stated that 1,200 people were tested on Wednesday, which means that the number of the people who

Education Ministry Preparing 'Tele-school' to Simulate Classroom Education

Education Ministry Preparing 'Tele-school' to Simulate Classroom Education

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – The Education Ministry is preparing a ‘tele-school’ that will simulate classroom education, TASR has learnt from Education Minister Branislav Grohling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS). “We assume that education will be postponed for a long time, and so we’re preparing such a project in order to

Pellegrini Called on Coalition to Stop Matovic's Blackout Idea

Pellegrini Called on Coalition to Stop Matovic's Blackout Idea

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Parliamentary Vice-chair and former prime minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) urged coalition partners to stop Prime Minister Igor Matovic’s (OLaNO) idea of Slovakia’s ‘blackout’, TASR learnt on Wednesday. According to Pellegrini, Matovic is attempting to play marketing games with these suggestions, also pointing out the

Coalition Partners Set up Mutual Help Fund for Lives Hit by Coronavirus

Coalition Partners Set up Mutual Help Fund for Lives Hit by Coronavirus

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – The coalition partners have agreed that they’ll set up a Mutual Assistance Fund that will be dedicated to individual people whose lives have been affected by novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday. Coalition MPs, ministers and other people cooperating with the

Matovic: Blackout May Take Place in Country with View to Starting Economy

Matovic: Blackout May Take Place in Country with View to Starting Economy

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) conceded on Wednesday that a so-called ‘blackout’, by which he imagines an extraordinary state lasting several weeks, may be introduced in Slovakia. People’s mobility would effectively be lowered to a minimum, while “military discipline” would be observed and the army

Krajci: Slovakia Likely to Have Its First Coronavirus Fatality

Krajci: Slovakia Likely to Have Its First Coronavirus Fatality

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – The autopsy of the COVID-19 positive patient who recently died after being released from the pulmonary ward at Bojnice Hospital (Trencin region) showed that the cause of death was pneumonia, Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLaNO) stated after the autopsy results came in on Tuesday. “The patient