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Former PG Dobroslav Trnka Ineligible for Entry into United States

Former PG Dobroslav Trnka Ineligible for Entry into United States

Washington/Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) – The US Department of State on Thursday banned former Slovak prosecutor-general Dobroslav Trnka and his son Jakub from entering the United States, the reason being their involvement in significant corruption, according to the website of the US State Department. The ban on entry for Trnka

Slovakia Joins Expanded NATO Project on Air Munitions

Slovakia Joins Expanded NATO Project on Air Munitions

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – Slovakia has joined NATO’s initiative to expand multinational cooperation in the specification, procurement and warehousing of precision guided airborne munitions to cover all kinds of airborne ammunition, TASR has learnt from Defence Ministry spokesperson Martina Koval Kakascikova. Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO), along with

Korcok Asks Germany for Exception for Freight Transport Drivers

Korcok Asks Germany for Exception for Freight Transport Drivers

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – Slovak Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a SaS nominee) asked Germany for an exception for freight transport drivers who are obliged to show a negative test certificate not older than 48 hours when entering Germany, Foreign Affairs Ministry’s press department told TASR following Korcok’s

Austria Offers to Send Military Medical Personnel to Slovakia

Austria Offers to Send Military Medical Personnel to Slovakia

Vienna, February 17 (TASR) – The Austrian Defence Ministry announced on Wednesday afternoon that the medical staff of the Austrian army could help Slovakia to deal with the pandemic situation in the country, TASR learnt on the same day. “Swift and bureaucracy-free aid is a requirement of European solidarity. That’s

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