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Fico: Russia Sanctions Nonsense, Trump's Election Not Our Business

Fico: Russia Sanctions Nonsense, Trump's Election Not Our Business

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – The sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine are nonsensical and should be scrapped, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico stated at a conference entitled ‘Visegrad Four and the Future of the EU’ at Comenius University in Bratislava on Tuesday. “On the other hand, what are

Stats Office: Consumer Mood in Slovakia Best Since February 2008

Stats Office: Consumer Mood in Slovakia Best Since February 2008

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – The consumer atmosphere in Slovakia improved again in October, rising by 0.4 points month-on-month with seasonal effects taken into account, reaching the best figure since February 2008, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday based on a survey done on a sample of 1,200 respondents.

Fico: State to Force Regions to Adjust Schools to Needs of Labour Market

Fico: State to Force Regions to Adjust Schools to Needs of Labour Market

Banska Bystrica, November 21 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico on a tour of Banska Bystrica on Monday announced that he’ll meet regional governors early next month to deal with a long-term problem involving discrepancies between education provided by secondary schools and the needs of the labour market. While there

Lajcak: Bosnia and Herzegovina Advancing Slowly towards EU

Lajcak: Bosnia and Herzegovina Advancing Slowly towards EU

Sarajevo, November 21 (TASR-correspondent) – No other issue has such large support in Bosnia and Herzegovina as European integration, even though the country is making only slow progress in this direction, stated Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajcak in Sarajevo on Monday. “I know this country, and I feel

UPSVaR: Unemployment in Slovakia at 9.08 percent in October

UPSVaR: Unemployment in Slovakia at 9.08 percent in October

Bratislava, November 21 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia in October stood at 9.08 percent, down by 0.34 percentage points month-on-month and by 1.9 p.p. year-on-year, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) reported on Monday. The number of jobseekers available for work in

Pirosik Charged for Lighting Smoke Shell in Front of Presidential Palace

Pirosik Charged for Lighting Smoke Shell in Front of Presidential Palace

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – The police have pressed charges of rowdiness against the leader of the radical leftist Resistance-Labour Party, Stanislav Pirosik, who on Thursday fired a red smoke shell at a demonstration in front of the Presidential Palace, Bratislava regional police directorate spokesperson Tatiana Kurucova told TASR on Friday.

Fico: Slovakia's Budget Among Five Best in Eurozone

Fico: Slovakia's Budget Among Five Best in Eurozone

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – Slovakia’s state budget is one of the five best state budgets in the eurozone, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday in reaction to a recent evaluation by the European Commission. “Slovakia has again been ranked among the five best eurozone states when it comes