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Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister in First Ever Visit to Slovakia

Cuban Foreign Affairs Minister in First Ever Visit to Slovakia

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – Slovak-Cuban relations are undergoing a rather positive and dynamic spell, mostly by virtue of political and economic reforms recently taking place in Cuba – including pardons for political prisoners, said Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak after meeting his Cuban counterpart Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla in

FinMin: Slovak GDP to Increase by 3.3% in 2017, Due to Exceed 4% Later

FinMin: Slovak GDP to Increase by 3.3% in 2017, Due to Exceed 4% Later

Bratislava, June 19 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP should grow by 3.3 percent year-on-year in 2017, before accelerating to 4.2 percent in 2018 and 4.4 percent in 2019, according to the latest prognosis of the Finance Ministry released on Monday. While the 2017 outlook hasn’t changed compared

Last Minute Talks to Avert Strike at Volkswagen Slovakia Fail

Last Minute Talks to Avert Strike at Volkswagen Slovakia Fail

Bratislava, June 19 (TASR) – Talks between the Volkswagen Slovakia management and the Modern Trade Union Volkswagen on Monday afternoon aimed at averting a full-fledged strike as of Tuesday morning have failed, TASR has learnt. “The final offer presented by the VW SK management this afternoon was unacceptable for us,” said

UniCredit Analysts: Lack of Labour Force to Push Up Salaries in Slovakia

UniCredit Analysts: Lack of Labour Force to Push Up Salaries in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – The lack of appropriate labour force currently being experienced by many companies in Slovakia is expected to push up salaries in the country in general, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analysts stated on Monday. The average gross nominal monthly salary in the first quarter of

Kalinak: Voluntary Quota System for Distributing Migrants Has Failed

Kalinak: Voluntary Quota System for Distributing Migrants Has Failed

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – Only 19,000 migrants from Greece and Italy have been distributed among individual EU-member countries in line with the voluntary quota scheme, representing a mere 12 percent of a total of 160,000, so the results of the project due to end in September can only

Talks on Salary Hikes at VW SK Fail, Trade Union Considering Strike

Talks on Salary Hikes at VW SK Fail, Trade Union Considering Strike

Bratislava, June 9 (TASR) – Talks on a new collective agreement between the Modern Trade Union Volkswagen and Volkswagen Slovakia were concluded without any result on Friday, with the union now considering declaring a strike. According to the union, its demands for improved working and salary conditions at the plant weren’

Fico: People's Unwillingness to Work Biggest Problem of Poor Regions

Fico: People's Unwillingness to Work Biggest Problem of Poor Regions

Lipany, June 9 (TASR) – The biggest problem of districts with high unemployment is people’s unwillingness to work, but it also needs to be considered that such low motivation may be due to low salaries, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on day two of his working visit to Presov region