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Parliamentary Chair Kollar to Be Released from Hospital

Parliamentary Chair Kollar to Be Released from Hospital

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chair Boris Kollar (We Are Family) will be released from hospital on Friday (November 27), TASR learnt from general director of St. Michael’s Hospital in Bratislava Branislav Delej on Thursday. “Following a conversation with Mr. Kollar today, we agreed that due to the fact

PM: December Countrywide Testing for Coronavirus Abandoned for Now

PM: December Countrywide Testing for Coronavirus Abandoned for Now

Bratislava, November 25 (TASR) – Another countrywide testing that was supposed to take place in Slovakia in early December will probably be abandoned for the time being, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) after a meeting of the Central Crisis Management Team on Wednesday. The situation has been caused by Economy

Matovic Apologises to Coalition Partners for Recent Behaviour

Matovic Apologises to Coalition Partners for Recent Behaviour

Bratislava, November 24 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) on Tuesday apologised to his coalition partners on Facebook, stating that if anyone in the coalition wants to question the decisions of other coalition partners publicly from now on, they’ll have to approach that partner with the given problem at

Premier: Countrywide Testing Could Be Repeated in Two Weeks

Premier: Countrywide Testing Could Be Repeated in Two Weeks

Another round of countrywide testing for coronavirus could be repeated in two weeks, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said on TA3’s programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, indicating that the voluntariness of testing hasn’t worked well over this weekend, and pointing out the possibility of a renewed

Smer-SD Might Turn to Constitutional Court over Countrywide Testing

Smer-SD Might Turn to Constitutional Court over Countrywide Testing

Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – If there is another round of countrywide testing for coronavirus and it is not voluntary, the opposition Smer-SD party will turn to the Constitutional Court, Smer-SD leader Robert Fico told a news conference on Friday, adding that his party opposes mandatory testing. “If [Prime minister] Igor

Matovic: Further Round of Nationwide Testing in Store before Christmas

Matovic: Further Round of Nationwide Testing in Store before Christmas

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – Another round of countrywide mass testing for COVID-19 should take place before Christmas, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Thursday following the Government session, claiming that no minister was against this idea at the meeting. According to the prime minister, epidemiologists as well as the

Economy Minister Tasked with Procuring 16 million Antigen Tests

Economy Minister Tasked with Procuring 16 million Antigen Tests

Bratislava, November 19 (TASR) – Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) following the Cabinet session on Thursday said he has been tasked with procuring 16 million antigen tests for coronavirus. The proposal was submitted to the Cabinet session by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO). Sulik in this connection said