The opposition Christian Democrats (KDH) have criticised Environment Minister Tomas Taraba's proposal to cull 350 bears, calling it an attempt to cover up the government's failures when it comes to ...

The opposition accused the coalition of blocking a special session of Parliament on Tuesday regarding a no-confidence motion in Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD), claiming that he should ...

Bratislava Zoo is preparing for the possibility of full quarantine as part of measures against foot-and-mouth disease, zoo director Matej Dobsovic has stated on social media. "We're preparing for all ...

The slaughterhouse in Mojsova Lucka near Zilina is currently operating at full capacity to dispose of dead or slaughtered cattle affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. Typically, the ...

Slovakia will prepare a detailed analysis of the damage caused by foot-and-mouth disease to submit to the European Commission in order to request compensation, said Slovak Agriculture Minister Richard ...

The opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) party has submitted 27 legislative drafts for the next regular parliamentary session due to start on Tuesday (March 25), PS caucus chair Martin Dubeci and its ...

The Environment Ministry has rejected original considerations about burying the animals slaughtered in connection with foot-and-mouth disease on Rye Island (Zitny Ostrov) in southern Slovakia, TASR ...

The vaccination of cattle on farms in the villages of Medvedov and Narad in the district of Dunajska Streda (Trnava region), which have been hit by foot-and-mouth disease, was completed on Sunday ...

The foot-and-mouth disease is not a trite affair, as it endangers Slovak national interests in the agriculture and food industry, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) claimed in his social media post ...

The culling of cattle is continuing at a farm in the village of Baka in the district of Dunajska Streda (Trnava region) that has been hit by foot-and-mouth disease, with some 300 cows being killed ...

Foot-and-mouth disease could have economic impacts on domestic agriculture, which is already very fragile and unbalanced, MP Alojz Hlina told a news conference held by the Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) ...

Slovakia supports the European Commission's (EC) intention to continue negotiations with the USA on tariffs on imported goods until the last moment, Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said in a phone call ...