Domestic Policies

Presidential Palace to Be Lit in Italian Tricolour

Bratislava, April 15 (TASR) – The Presidential Palace will be symbolically illuminated in the colours of the Italian tricolour on Wednesday evening, TASR learnt from Lukas Laczko from the President Office’s communication department on the same day.

The President’s Office will thus express solidarity with Italy, which was one of the first European countries to be affected by the crisis caused by the new coronavirus.

Italy reported an additional 602 deaths on COVID-19 on Tuesday (April 14). Overall, 21,067 people have died of the disease in the country. The number of people infected with the new coronavirus currently stands at 104,291.

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.

SPPK: If Farmers Aren't Taken Seriously, They Will Be Seen in Streets More Often

If farmers' demands are not taken seriously, they will be seen in the streets more often, Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber chairman Emil Macho told a news conference held in front of the Parliament's building on Thursday.

President Appoints Dusan Keketi as Tourism and Sport Minister

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

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