Fico criticised state for not engaging in social dialogue on new rules

The Government didn't engage in social dialogue when adopting new pandemic measures, head of the opposition Smer-SD party Robert Fico said on Thursday as part of a discussion in Parliament, adding that it isn't possible to draft country-wide laws without social dialogue. Parliament is debating an amendment which is also to introduce conditional entry to work by showing proof of vaccination against COVID-19, a certificate of overcoming the disease or a negative test result. According to Fico, such tests should be free of charge.