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Parliament Passes Gov't-sponsored Amendment Related to 3rd Wave of Pandemic

Parliament Passes Gov't-sponsored Amendment Related to 3rd Wave of Pandemic

Bratislava, November 12 (TASR) – When entering their workplace, employees should prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, recovered from the disease or were negatively tested for COVID-19, according to an amendment to some laws in connection with the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. MPs approved the legislative changes on

Government: 52 Black Districts as of Next Monday

Government: 52 Black Districts as of Next Monday

Bratislava, November 10 (TASR) – The Government decided on Wednesday that a total of 52 districts will be considered ‘black’ (a third-degree warning) according to the COVID-19 automaton as of next Monday (November 15), while 19 will be treated as ‘dark red’ (a second-degree warning) and eight districts as ‘red’ (a

PM: Vaccinated to Be Able to Visit Restaurants in Black Districts

PM: Vaccinated to Be Able to Visit Restaurants in Black Districts

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) – The Coalition Council has agreed that the vaccinated and those who overcame COVID-19 will be able to visit restaurants and accommodation facilities in black districts, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) has announced on a social network. “I believe that the facilities will be wise and won’

Poll: Lengvarsky Most Trusted Cabinet Member; Matovic Most Distrusted Minister

Poll: Lengvarsky Most Trusted Cabinet Member; Matovic Most Distrusted Minister

Bratislava, November 7 (TASR) – Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) is viewed as the most trusted member of the Government, enjoying the confidence of 34.8 percent of the respondents questioned by Focus agency; while he is distrusted by 61.2 percent of the people polled. On the contrary,

Krajniak Survives No-confidence Motion

Krajniak Survives No-confidence Motion

Bratislava, November 4 (TASR) – Labour Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) on Thursday withstood the opposition’s no-confidence motion in him, as Parliament failed to dismiss him, with only 48 of the 131 MPs present voting in favour of his ouster. The motion was supported by MPs from Smer-SD and

Premier: National Parks Reform Will also Help Develop Regions

Premier: National Parks Reform Will also Help Develop Regions

Stakcin, November 2 (TASR) – The national parks reform also supported by investments from the recovery and resilience plan can make a major contribution to solving regional problems, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday following a meeting with representatives of the Poloniny area in Presov region. It was the

Polls: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by Smer-SD and SaS

Polls: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election, Followed by Smer-SD and SaS

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – If the parliamentary election had been held in October, Voice-SD party of Peter Pellegrini would have won with 19.3 percent of votes, followed by Smer-SD of Robert Fico (15.5 percent) and Freedom and Solidarity of Richard Sulik (12.2 percent), according to a survey