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Matovic: Purpose of Visegrad Group Is to Look for Common Solutions

Matovic: Purpose of Visegrad Group Is to Look for Common Solutions

Warsaw, February 17 (TASR) – The purpose of the Visegrad (V4) Group (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) is to seek common solutions and positions, to discuss them and then to represent them in the European Union, Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Wednesday at a press conference in

Korcok: We Don't Agree that Lorry Drivers Must Show Tests When Entering Germany

Korcok: We Don't Agree that Lorry Drivers Must Show Tests When Entering Germany

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – Slovakia doesn’t agree that Slovak lorry drivers must have a COVID-19 test when entering Germany, Foreign and European Affairs Ministry press department told TASR on Saturday, adding that Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS nominee) intervened against this decision of the German

Commuters Need Test Results and Registration to Enter Austria

Commuters Need Test Results and Registration to Enter Austria

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Cross-border commuters heading for Austria are obliged to present a certificate proving that they’ve tested negative for coronavirus as of Wednesday, reads information published by the Slovak Foreign Affairs Ministry on its website. Although it doesn’t matter whether commuters have been tested with an

Matovic Attends Online Summit with Xi, Protocol on Lamb Meat Export Signed

Matovic Attends Online Summit with Xi, Protocol on Lamb Meat Export Signed

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – This year will be one of co-operation in agricultural diversity between China and countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with Slovakia having signed a protocol on exports of lamb meat to China, Slovakia’s Government Office told TASR on Tuesday. The protocol was signed during an

Mandatory Self-isolation on Arrival in Slovakia Extended to 14 Days

Mandatory Self-isolation on Arrival in Slovakia Extended to 14 Days

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – As of Monday Slovakia has imposed an obligation for people coming from high-risk countries to self-isolate for 14 days instead of the previously set ten days, with the person in question entitled to go for a PCR test on the eighth day after their arrival at

Slovakia Welcomes Extension of New START

Slovakia Welcomes Extension of New START

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – Slovakia welcomes the extension of the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty by another five years by the United States and Russia, calling it an element of transparency and trust-building, as well as a contribution towards international stability and security, according to a press release provided

Matovic at Reporters Without Borders HQ Highlights Freedom of Press

Matovic at Reporters Without Borders HQ Highlights Freedom of Press

Paris, February 3 (TASR) – The fight for the freedom of press should be linked to a fight for quality journalism, said Slovak Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) at the headquarters of Reporters Without Borders in Paris on Wednesday. “Freedom combined with responsibility leads to quality journalism, which can protect the