Sign in Subscribe

Domestic Policies

OLaNO: Police Findings of Criminal Group Under Smer-SD Gov'ts Not Surprising

OLaNO: Police Findings of Criminal Group Under Smer-SD Gov'ts Not Surprising

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – The latest findings that an organised criminal group was supposedly operating in 2015-20 at the Interior Ministry under the tenures of ex-ministers Robert Kalinak (2012-18) and Denisa Sakova (2018-20) are “disgusting and disconcerting, but far from surprising”, coalition’s OLaNO party told TASR on Friday. The

Sakova: I'm Shocked to Learn a Criminal Group Operated at My Ministry

Sakova: I'm Shocked to Learn a Criminal Group Operated at My Ministry

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Ex-interior minister and MP Denisa Sakova (independent) is shocked by the police findings that an organised criminal group operated at the Interior Ministry during her tenure in 2018-20, TASR learnt on Friday. Sakova is also surprised that cooperating defendant Peter “Tiger” T. [name abbreviated due to

Half of Adult Slovak Population Now Vaccinated, President Thanks Them

Half of Adult Slovak Population Now Vaccinated, President Thanks Them

Bratislava, August 12 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Thursday thanked the people who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in reaction to information published by the Health Ministry earlier in the day that 50 percent of the adult Slovak population, or over 2.3 million people, have now been inoculated with

Police Chief Stood Up Again for Police in Their Interventions in Protests

Police Chief Stood Up Again for Police in Their Interventions in Protests

Bratislava, August 11 (TASR) – Police Corps President Peter Kovarik has once again defended police officers and their interventions in protests in front of the parliament building and in front of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava, TASR learnt on Wednesday. According to Kovarik, the situation at the protest in front of

Health Ministry Launches Health-care Sector Reform

Health Ministry Launches Health-care Sector Reform

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – The Health Ministry is launching a reform of hospitals, the outpatient sector and the functioning of health-insurance companies in order to regulate their profit-making, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced on Tuesday, adding that the draft is yet to undergo inter-departmental review. “We’re

President's Office Refutes SNS Head Danko's Claims regarding Pope's Visit

President's Office Refutes SNS Head Danko's Claims regarding Pope's Visit

Bratislava, August 3 (TASR) – The President’s Office on Tuesday objected to “misleading” claims made by head of the extra-parliamentary Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko, who claims in a video posted on Facebook that President Zuzana Caputova had proposed to Pope Francis to stop at the notoriously poor Roma

Groehling Calls on Parents, Pupils and Teachers to Be Vaccinated in August

Groehling Calls on Parents, Pupils and Teachers to Be Vaccinated in August

Bratislava, August 3 (TASR) – Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) has called on parents, pupils and teachers to have themselves vaccinated in August, especially as it’s currently possible to do so without the need for registration. According to the minister, a higher vaccination rate will help schools