SUMMARY - Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 9 p.m.

BRATISLAVA - Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) will remain in his post, as Parliament didn't oust him in a no-confidence motion held at an extraordinary session on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - The state has never relinquished its responsibility and hasn't delegated the management of the refugee crisis to a private firm, Interior Minister Roman Mikulec (OLaNO) declared during a parliamentary debate on his ouster on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - Slovakia decided to cut down the number of personnel of the Russian Embassy to Slovakia by 35 individuals, with the Foreign and European Affairs Ministry summoning the Russian Ambassador to present him with a diplomatic note on the decision, TASR learnt from the ministry press department on Wednesday. CHISINAU - During her visit to a refugee centre in Chisinau, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova on behalf of Slovakia handed over humanitarian aid to Moldova on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - In addition to the S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, the eastern border will also be protected by the Kub systems, which Slovakia has as its air defence, while the Allies within the enhanced forward presence unit will bring a new Avenger air defence system to strengthen the border, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad (OLaNO) said following the Government meeting on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - The National Crime Agency's (NAKA) Operation Pompei, in which 24 people were detained on Wednesday, concerns 36 public contracts at the State Material Reserves Administration (SSHR) dating back to 2016-2020, TASR was told by Police Corps spokeswoman Denisa Bardyova. BRATISLAVA - Maria Kolikova should have never become the Justice Minister in the first place, opposition's Smer-SD leader Robert Fico declared at a press conference on Wednesday. BRATISLAVA - The Government on Wednesday approved Beatrix Ricziova’s nomination for the post of additional judge of the General Court of the EU. BRATISLAVA - Every other PCR test in Slovakia is positive, and the curve of new cases is distorted by the fact that fewer tests are being carried out, epidemiologist of the Health Ministry Martin Pavelka stated assessing the epidemiological situation in Slovakia on Wednesday, noting that the declining number of new cases doesn't mean that the pandemic is over. BRATISLAVA - Slovakia's coronavirus update for Tuesday, March 29, according to the National Health Information Centre's (NCZI) special website covid-19.nczisk.sk: NEW POSITIVE PCR TESTS: 6,790 Daily PCR tests: 14,738 NEW POSITIVE ANTIGEN TESTS: 960 Daily antigen tests: 8,991 NEW DEATHS: 23 Deaths in total: 19,334 am