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Sulik Preparing Own Pandemic Plan, Proposes Local Measures

Sulik Preparing Own Pandemic Plan, Proposes Local Measures

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) is preparing, along with experts, his own pandemic plan that he intends to present in the next few days. The document should contain a set of measures in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. However,

Matovic on Anti-government Protests: Mafias Afraid of Our Clean-up

Matovic on Anti-government Protests: Mafias Afraid of Our Clean-up

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – The squares of several towns and cities on Tuesday, the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, were taken over by people who don’t care about the legacy of the anti-Communist upheaval, stated Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) on Facebook, criticising rallies in several locations against

Thousands Rally against PM's COVID Policies on Velvet Revolution Day

Thousands Rally against PM's COVID Policies on Velvet Revolution Day

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – Despite a ban on public gatherings, thousands of people came together in Bratislava on Tuesday, which is a public holiday commemorating the Velvet Revolution that brought down the Communist rule in 1989, to protest against Prime Minister Igor Matovic’s (OLANO) coronavirus policies. Protests took place

Caputova Pays Tribute to Victims of Communist Regime

Caputova Pays Tribute to Victims of Communist Regime

Bratislava, November 17 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova commemorated the victims of the Communist regime in Slovakia by laying a wreath at the Freedom Gate memorial in the Bratislava borough of Devin on Tuesday, which marks the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution. The memorial is located close to the Austrian

President Caputova Calls for Dignified Commemoration of November '89

President Caputova Calls for Dignified Commemoration of November '89

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – In a speech she delivered on the eve of the Velvet Revolution anniversary on public-service RTVS, President Zuzana Caputova called for its commemoration in a way worthy of the ethos of November ’89, namely as a dignified celebration of re-gained freedom and democracy, or as an

Premier: Government Never Seriously Considered Compulsory Vaccination

Premier: Government Never Seriously Considered Compulsory Vaccination

Bratislava, November 14 (TASR) – The Government has never seriously considered preparing mandatory vaccination against novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) emphasised on a social network, adding that it’s important to explain the benefits of vaccination to people honestly. The premier pointed out that in connection with novel coronavirus,

PM: SaS's Talk on Reopening Schools "Is Death", Party Can Dig Graves

PM: SaS's Talk on Reopening Schools "Is Death", Party Can Dig Graves

Bratislava, November 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLANO) following a session of the Pandemic Commission on Thursday evening went one more round to scold junior coalition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), stating that Education Minister Branislav Gröhling’s talk about reopening schools on November 30 was “death”, and asked