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Pellegrini: New MPs' Certificate Ceremony Scrapped

Pellegrini: New MPs' Certificate Ceremony Scrapped

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The opening Parliament ceremony coupled with the handing over of election certificates to new legislators, originally slated for Tuesday (March 10), has been called off due to the coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini announced after a session of crisis team on Monday. The certificates will

Mihal Returns to SaS, Party Interested in Finance and Education Ministries

Mihal Returns to SaS, Party Interested in Finance and Education Ministries

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – Former Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) member Jozef Mihal is returning to the party following the general election, SaS leader Richard Sulik announced at a news conference on Monday, adding that no agreement has been reached yet on any particular post that Mihal could occupy in the

Zelnik Leaves SNS, Blames Danko for Party's Failure in Election

Zelnik Leaves SNS, Blames Danko for Party's Failure in Election

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – I have resigned as vice-chairman and have also quit my membership of the party, Slovak National Party (SNS) vice-chair and MP Stefan Zelnik told TASR on Monday, adding that he has done so in order to protest against the practices of SNS chairman Andrej Danko. Zelnik

Two New Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia; Schools Close in Bratislava

Two New Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in Slovakia; Schools Close in Bratislava

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – Two new cases of the novel coronavirus were confirmed in Slovakia on Sunday – one in Bratislava, the other in the district town of Senec (Bratislava region), Health Ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova told TASR on Sunday. One of the persons has been admitted to a special clinic

Communion in Hand Temporarily Allowed in Bratislava over Coronavirus

Communion in Hand Temporarily Allowed in Bratislava over Coronavirus

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bratislava has temporarily permitted Communion in the hand as of Saturday after coronavirus was diagnosed in the village of Kostoliste (Bratislava region) for the first time in Slovakia on Friday, TASR was told by Michal Lipiak from the Slovak Bishops’ Conference’

Family Quarantined with Coronavirus in Austria Had All Activities in Slovakia

Family Quarantined with Coronavirus in Austria Had All Activities in Slovakia

Bratislava/Kittsee, March 7 (TASR) – A four-member Slovak family, quarantined with coronavirus in Austria, was also in Slovakia after it contracted the infection, Foreign and European Affairs Ministry press office director Juraj Tomaga told TASR on Saturday. The family was quarantined in its weekend cottage in the Austrian border village

Another Two Cases of Coronavirus Identified in Slovakia, Including 'Patient Zero'

Another Two Cases of Coronavirus Identified in Slovakia, Including 'Patient Zero'

Bratislava, March (TASR) – Another two people were tested positively on the novel coronavirus in Slovakia on Saturday after the country reported its first case with a 52-years-old man on Friday. The two new cases concern the wife and a son of the first person tested positively. The son, who was