Domestic Policies

President Accepts Resignation of Health Minister Krajci, Appoints Heger

Bratislava, March 12 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Friday accepted the resignation of Health Minister Marek Krajci (OLANO) and at the same time commissioned Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) to take up the post on a temporary basis.

Krajci announced his resignation on Thursday after two minor coalition parties SaS and For the People conditioned their staying in the Government by his removal.

Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) originally said that Krajci would resign later, after the start of an inoculation campaign with the Sputnik V vaccine. Following further pressure within the coalition, Krajci on Friday said that he’d resign later on the same day, so that he wouldn’t be used as a pretext for a government break-up.

Takac: Police Launch Criminal Investigation, Infested Wood Being Extracted Urgently

The police have already launched a criminal investigation regarding the failure to address the bark-beetle infestation in Banska Bystrica region, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac, who filed a criminal complaint in this connection in May, told a news conference on Monday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

President Zuzana Caputova appointed Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister on Friday.

Premier: Youth in Slovakia Becoming Radicalised, Mainly Online

Young people in Slovakia are becoming radicalised, chiefly online, Premier Ludovit Odor and Interior Minister Ivan Simko told the media following a Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

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