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Marek Antalik

Marek Antalik

Tomas: Sick-leave Absences Down by 27,000 per Month When Compared to 2024

Tomas: Sick-leave Absences Down by 27,000 per Month When Compared to 2024

Bratislava, 27 April (TASR) - In the first three months of this year, social-insurance provider Socialna poistovna (SP) recorded a decrease in the number of sick-leave cases when compared to last year averaging 17,000 fewer per month, and when compared to 2024 - before a legislative change - the

Kazimir: Long Conflict with Iran Could Increase Inflation and Unemployment

Kazimir: Long Conflict with Iran Could Increase Inflation and Unemployment

Bratislava, 24 April (TASR) - If the conflict with Iran were to escalate further and continue for weeks or months, it would pose a threat of slowing economic growth, a rise in inflation up to 7 percent, and the loss of tens of thousands of jobs, governor of the Slovak

Takac: I Regret Land Registry Act Didn't Pass, But This Isn't Coalition Crisis

Takac: I Regret Land Registry Act Didn't Pass, But This Isn't Coalition Crisis

Bratislava, 23 April (TASR) - Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Richard Takac (Smer-SD) had no prior information that the coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) had reservations about the amendment to the Land Registry Act, which failed to advance to its second reading on Thursday. The bill, drafted by the Agriculture

Fico: I Endorse Acquisition of Additional 17% of Shares in Slovenske Elektrarne

Fico: I Endorse Acquisition of Additional 17% of Shares in Slovenske Elektrarne

Bratislava, 22 April (TASR) - I support the acquisition of an additional 17-percent stake in power utility Slovenske elektrarne (SE), stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) following the cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The state currently holds a 34-percent stake in SE. "Once the fourth unit in Mochovce is launched,

D1 Motorway from Bratislava toward Trnava to Reopen in Few Hours

D1 Motorway from Bratislava toward Trnava to Reopen in Few Hours

Bratislava, 19 April (TASR) - The D1 motorway from Bratislava toward Trnava will reopen in a few hours, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) and director of the National Highway Company (NDS) Filip Machacek told a press conference on Sunday. The section of the motorway from Bratislava's

Premier: Peter Magyar's Claims about Illegal Migration False

Premier: Peter Magyar's Claims about Illegal Migration False

Bratislava, 18 April (TASR) - The claims made by Hungarian election winner Peter Magyar regarding illegal migration are false, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) stated in a video posted on social media on Saturday, adding that at their first face-to-face meeting, he'll ask Magyar to explain who this

Fico: Slovakia Set to File Lawsuit with CJEU over Ban on Russian Gas

Fico: Slovakia Set to File Lawsuit with CJEU over Ban on Russian Gas

Bratislava, 17 April (TASR) - Slovakia is set to file a lawsuit with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the ban on Russian gas imports imposed via an EU regulation of January 2026, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a press conference on Friday, adding that