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Together Party to Elect Its New Chairman Electronically

Together Party to Elect Its New Chairman Electronically

Bratislava, April 14 (TASR) – The extra-parliamentary Together party will elect its new chairman at a party congress scheduled for April 25 in an electronic manner, party spokesperson Silvia Hudackova told TASR on Tuesday, adding that Juraj Hips and Pavel Macko are running for the post. According to Hudackova, the party

Police: Woman Disregards Quarantine, Facing Up to Two Years in Jail

Police: Woman Disregards Quarantine, Facing Up to Two Years in Jail

Bratislava, April 11 (TASR) – A 38-year-old woman from Bratislava faces charges of dereliction of duty during a crisis by travelling back and forth between Austria and Slovakia despite the obligation to go into quarantine, the police reported on their social network page on Saturday. If found guilty, the woman might

Survey: 56 percent of Slovaks Afraid of Coronavirus & Economic Impact

Survey: 56 percent of Slovaks Afraid of Coronavirus & Economic Impact

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) – More than one half of Slovaks are afraid of the novel coronavirus and its economic impact, with women expressing concerns more frequently, especially for the health of their loved ones, according to a survey carried out by way of online interviews by agency Actly, TASR was

President: Easter about Hope, Anti-coronavirus Measures Must Be Observed

President: Easter about Hope, Anti-coronavirus Measures Must Be Observed

Bratislava, April 9 (TASR) – This year’s Easter will be about hope, stated President Zuzana Caputova in a speech on RTVS on Thursday evening, calling on the public to observe government measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus as a means that can allow a return to

Chief Hygienist: We'll Seal Off Villages Infected with COVID-19

Chief Hygienist: We'll Seal Off Villages Infected with COVID-19

Bratislava/Krompachy, April 9 (TASR) – Some settlements in which positive cases for COVID-19 have occurred will be closed off, Slovakia’s chief hygienist Jan Mikas stated in Krompachy (Kosice region) on Wednesday evening. Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) added that cases of infection with coronavirus have been recorded in five

Kollar and Korcok Perturbed by Public Sulik-Matovic Tiff

Kollar and Korcok Perturbed by Public Sulik-Matovic Tiff

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) and new Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a SaS nominee) distance themselves from Wednesday’s back-and-forth on social media between Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) and Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) over restrictive Easter holiday measures adopted

Korcok: Fight Against Fake News Can't Fall to Foreign Ministry Alone

Korcok: Fight Against Fake News Can't Fall to Foreign Ministry Alone

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – The task of combating the dissemination of disinformation and conspiracy theories can’t rest solely on the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry, but the collaboration must be held among several ministries, new chief of Slovak diplomacy Ivan Korcok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS nominee) declared at