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Heger: Protests Part of Democracy, But They Should Be Peaceful

Heger: Protests Part of Democracy, But They Should Be Peaceful

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – The right to freedom of expression forms part of democracy, but demonstrations should be peaceful, as any form of aggression and attacks against the police are unacceptable, stated Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) on Friday in reaction to the protest taking place on the same day

Pollak: State Should Apologise to and Compensate Forcibly Sterilised Women

Pollak: State Should Apologise to and Compensate Forcibly Sterilised Women

Bratislava, July 21 (TASR) – The state should apologise to women subjected to forced sterilisation and compensate them, House Committee for Human Rights and Ethnic Minorities chair Peter Pollak (OLaNO) concurred with Public Ombudswoman Maria Patakyova and other committee members at a session on Wednesday. The Ombudswoman voiced hope that an

People Protest against Government and Its Measures after One Week Again

People Protest against Government and Its Measures after One Week Again

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – Several hundreds of people gathered on the Freedom Square in Bratislava on Saturday after one week again in protest against the Government and its epidemiological measures, criticising also the purchase of antigen tests and the testing itself. “They are afraid of people,” the protesters shouted near

Government Office: Fico's Questioning of Inoculation Regrettable and Inexcusable

Government Office: Fico's Questioning of Inoculation Regrettable and Inexcusable

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Head of Smer-SD Robert Fico’s public questioning of the positive effects of vaccination against COVID-19 is both regrettable and inexcusable, the prime minister’s spokeswoman Lubica Janikova told TASR on Tuesday. “It is a reckless hazard with human lives and it’s only aim is

AKO Poll: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election in July, Followed by SaS and Smer

AKO Poll: Voice-SD Would Have Won Election in July, Followed by SaS and Smer

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Had a general election taken place in July 2021, it would have been won by ex-premier Peter Pellegrini’s Voice-SD party on 20.8 percent of the votes, ahead of the junior governing Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on 13.8 percent and the opposition Smer-SD

Bratislava: Protest Against Vaccination in Front of Government Office

Bratislava: Protest Against Vaccination in Front of Government Office

Bratislava, July 10 (TASR) – Thousands of protesters assembled at the Freedom Square in Bratislava on Saturday to voice their disapproval with epidemiological measures of the Government, protesting against the vaccination against COVID-19 and “enslavement” of Slovakia. The crowd called for an immediate stop to what it sees as dangerous vaccination.

Premier: State Has Already Spent almost €8 billion on Fighting Pandemic

Premier: State Has Already Spent almost €8 billion on Fighting Pandemic

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – The state has already spent almost €8 billion on fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic, which is a dizzying sum for our standards, said Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) in a speech marking the first one hundred days of his Government, adding that it’s been possible