SUMMARY - Thursday, July 29, 2021 - 9 p.m.

ZEMIANSKE KOSTOLANY/BRATISLAVA - Building herd immunity through vaccination is the only way to help drive the novel coronavirus away from the world, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) said in reaction to the protest taking place in Bratislava on Thursday. The premier said he understands that people have questions, he considers them legitimate, however, we do have answers to them today. BRATISLAVA - A crowd protesting in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava refuses to make way for a public city transport bus that has found itself trapped in the underpass on Hodzovo namestie due to the protest so that it can continue its journey, Bratislava City Transport Company (DPB) said in reaction to pictures that have appeared on social networks. BRATISLAVA - The police have not registered any serious violations of public order during the protests in the centre of the Slovak capital and no attacks on people have been registered, either, Police Corps Vice-president Robert Bozalka told a news conference on Thursday, adding that one car has been damaged and the offender has been detained on the spot. According to Bozalka, some 1,000 - 1,500 people participated in the all-day-long protest in Bratislava. BRATISLAVA - Vice-premier and For the People party leader Veronika Remisova condemned protests ending with attacks on police officers and journalists, accompanied by vulgar behaviour and destruction of public property. Remisova noted that in a democratic society it is possible to protest in a regardful manner, without restricting fellow citizens and violating public order. BRATISLAVA/PRIEVIDZA - Premier Eduard Heger (OLaNO) has expressed his concern about what is happening in front of the Presidential Palace in Bratislava on Thursday. "Everyone has the right to express their opinion, but they should do so in a decent manner and without restricting the freedom of others," Heger said in reaction to Thursday's protest of antivaxers who blocked the traffic around Hodzovo namestie in the Slovak capital. BRATISLAVA - Every freedom, including the freedom of expression and assembly, goes hand in hand with responsibility, Bratislava's Old Town mayor Zuzana Aufrichtova said in connection with the protest rally taking place in front of the Presidential Palace in the Slovak Capital on Thursday. NICOSIA - Slovak Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) and his Cypriot counterpart Charalambos Petridis signed the memorandum on understanding between the two countries on Thursday. The main goal of the document is to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of defence. BRATISLAVA - Only 241 people in Slovakia are waiting for the first dose of the unregistered Sputnik V vaccine, according to the data published by the Health Analysis Institute (IZA) on Thursday. Slovaks had until June 30 to register for inoculation with the Sputnik V vaccine. ko