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Government: Health Professionals to Be Given One-off Bonus of €350

Government: Health Professionals to Be Given One-off Bonus of €350

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Health professionals will be given a one-off bonus in the amount of €350, the Government decided at its extraordinary session on Friday. The bonus will be included in the December salary that will be paid in January 2022. The Government has earmarked €50,705,746 for

President: Compulsory Vaccination Likely to Be Necessary

President: Compulsory Vaccination Likely to Be Necessary

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Mandatory vaccination is likely to be necessary. However, the way the country works towards it will also be important, President Zuzana Caputova pointed out on Friday during the vaccination in the Presidential Palace. “So far, it looks like more and more new mutations are appearing and

CJEU: Double Jeopardy Doesn't Stand in Way of Prosecuting Kovac Jr's Kidnappers

CJEU: Double Jeopardy Doesn't Stand in Way of Prosecuting Kovac Jr's Kidnappers

Luxembourg, December 16 (TASR) – The prohibition on being tried or punished for the same offence twice (double jeopardy) doesn’t stand in the way of issuing a European arrest warrant against individuals charged with the 1995 kidnapping the son of former Slovak president Michal Kovac, according to a decision issued

Fico Charged with Crime of Incitement, Smer-SD Leader Rejects Accusations

Fico Charged with Crime of Incitement, Smer-SD Leader Rejects Accusations

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – Following his release from a police station, leader of the opposition Smer-SD party Robert Fico said that he was charged with the crime of incitement, TASR learnt on Thursday. “It’s made up from the beginning to the end,” said Fico, adding that he didn’t

President Signs Law on Vaccination Reward for Pensioners

President Signs Law on Vaccination Reward for Pensioners

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova has signed the law on the reward for vaccinated seniors, TASR learnt from the President Office on Friday. “President Zuzana Caputova signed the bill of December 9, 2021, which amends the law on some extraordinary financial measures related to the spread of the

Expert Consilium Criticises Loosening of Restrictions as Political Move

Expert Consilium Criticises Loosening of Restrictions as Political Move

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – The expert consilium criticised the lifting of some restrictions against the COVID-19 pandemic before the Christmas holiday, adding that it was a political decision, the responsibility for which rests with politicians, reads a press release sent to TASR on Friday. “Our proposals contained motivational advantages for

House Passes Financial Reward for Vaccinated Seniors

House Passes Financial Reward for Vaccinated Seniors

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – People over 60 years of age will be eligible for a financial reward for vaccination, as Parliament on Thursday passed an amendment to the law on some extraordinary financial measures related to the spread of the coronavirus infection. The elderly will receive the reward in cash