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Mission and Tasks of Government Pandemic Commission Greenlighted

Mission and Tasks of Government Pandemic Commission Greenlighted

Bratislava, July 15 (TASR) – At its regular session on Wednesday the Government approved a document drawn up on the initiative of the Health Ministry, stipulating the mission, tasks, rules for activities and organisational structure of the Government Pandemic Commission. According to the ministry’s document, the commission is an inter-departmental

Mikulec: State Making Steps to Prepare for Second Wave of Coronavirus

Mikulec: State Making Steps to Prepare for Second Wave of Coronavirus

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) stated on Tuesday after a session of the central crisis management team that the state is preparing for a possible second wave of coronavirus outbreak in Slovakia as well as a scenario in which the coronavirus situation in Slovakia gets worse.

MPs around Pellegrini Call for Minimum Wage Growth and 13th Pensions

MPs around Pellegrini Call for Minimum Wage Growth and 13th Pensions

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – Defectors from the opposition Smer-SD party, who have formed a group around Peter Pellegrini, (Independent) have called on the current Government not to change the formula for calculating the minimum wage if the social partners fail to agree on it, and to find the money to

Nad: Lack of Fuel Was Cause of MiG-29 Fighter Jet Crash Last Year

Nad: Lack of Fuel Was Cause of MiG-29 Fighter Jet Crash Last Year

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – The main reason behind last year’s MiG-29 jet fighter crash was a lack of fuel and subsequent decision by the pilot to eject, with the investigative committee establishing a total of 13 contributing factors that led to the incident, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) announced

Gov't to Introduce €5,000 Fines for Quarantine Dodgers

Gov't to Introduce €5,000 Fines for Quarantine Dodgers

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – A fine up to €5,000 will be imposed on any individual who returns from an ‘at risk’ COVID-19 country but fails to go into quarantine, according to a bill approved by the Government on Monday. The legislation is to be submitted to Parliament via a

Matovic: No Need to Adopt Across-the-Board Measures for Now

Matovic: No Need to Adopt Across-the-Board Measures for Now

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) stated on Monday after a session of a council of epidemiologists that Slovakia doesn’t need to adopt across-the-board anti-coronavirus measures for the time being. According to the prime minister, more than half of the coronavirus cases that were recorded in

Fico: Minister Korcok Should Consider Remaining in Post, MFA Rejects Criticism

Fico: Minister Korcok Should Consider Remaining in Post, MFA Rejects Criticism

Bratislava, July 11 (TASR) – Chairman of the opposition Smer-SD party Robert Fico on Saturday in Presov called on Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok (a Freedom and Solidarity/SaS nominee) to consider his continued tenure at the head of Foreign Affairs Ministry, TASR learnt on the same day. The reason is the