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Parliament Approves Ban on Selected Plastic Disposable Products

Parliament Approves Ban on Selected Plastic Disposable Products

Bratislava, November 27 (TASR) – Parliament on Wednesday approved the Environment Ministry’s amendment to the law on waste that aims to ensure that certain plastic disposable products will disappear from the Slovak market and that burning waste collected for recycling is prohibited. As of 2021, it will be illegal to

Minister Gajdos Introduces Four Recent Veterans to Ministry's Hall of Fame

Minister Gajdos Introduces Four Recent Veterans to Ministry's Hall of Fame

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) introduced four recent veterans – corporal Milan Tomlak, lieutenant colonel Stefan Rigas, sergeant Marian Valach and a member of the Fifth Special Task Regiment – to the Defence Ministry’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday. At the same time Gajdos

House Overrides Caputova's Veto and Extends Moratorium

House Overrides Caputova's Veto and Extends Moratorium

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The ban on publishing pre-election polls will be extended from the current 14 days to 50, as Parliament overrode the veto by President Zuzana Caputova and passed the bill the second time on Tuesday. The legislation will apply already to the next year’s parliamentary election

Jozef Rajtar to Lead DS into 2020 General Election; Jana Kissova Won't Run

Jozef Rajtar to Lead DS into 2020 General Election; Jana Kissova Won't Run

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The leader of the Democratic Party (DS) slate in the upcoming parliamentary election will be non-affiliated MP and party vice-chair Jozef Rajtar, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Rajtar joined the party after leaving Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) along with other MPs around Lubomir Galko, Jana Kissova and

Judicial Council Fails to Elect Supreme Court Chair

Judicial Council Fails to Elect Supreme Court Chair

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – The Judicial Council failed to elect a new Supreme Court chair again, as none of the candidates managed to gain a sufficient number of votes on Monday. The repeated vote will be held on January 27, 2020 with eligible entities being able to propose candidates up

Young Acting Talent Monika Potokárová, 27, Dies Suddenly

Young Acting Talent Monika Potokárová, 27, Dies Suddenly

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – Monika Potokárová, 27, currently one of the busiest actors of the Slovak National Theatre (SND) with 12 characters in her present repertoire, has suddenly died, TASR was told by SND secretary Izabela Pažítková on Monday. “In Monika Potokárová, our culture and arts have lost one of

Bear Savages Hunter's Legs; Mayor: Bears Nervous Due to Warm Weather

Bear Savages Hunter's Legs; Mayor: Bears Nervous Due to Warm Weather

Domaniza, November 25 (TASR) – A 54-year-old hunter was taken to hospital after being attacked by a bear in the Strazovske Vrchy mountains in Zilina region and suffering severe injuries to his legs on Sunday, Frantisek Matusik, mayor of the nearby village of Domaniza, told TASR on Monday. Two hunters, who