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Richter: Unemployment Now Lowest in Seven Years

Richter: Unemployment Now Lowest in Seven Years

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – Slovakia is now achieving the most positive results both in unemployment and the number of employed people in the past seven years, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter stated at a press conference on While the unemployment rate stood at 10.09 percent

UPSVaR: Unemployment Rate Fell to 10.09 percent in February

UPSVaR: Unemployment Rate Fell to 10.09 percent in February

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 10.09 percent in February, announced Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) director Marian Valentovic at a press conference on Friday. Compared to January, when it stood at 10.39 percent, unemployment fell by 0.3 percentage

Trade Unions: U.S. Steel Sacks 29 People, Violates Memo with Gov't

Trade Unions: U.S. Steel Sacks 29 People, Violates Memo with Gov't

Kosice, March 17 (TASR) – The decision of U.S. Steel Kosice to scrap 29 white-collar jobs as of April 1 goes against the 2013 memorandum between the Government and U.S. Steel Kosice, representatives of the KOVO trade union and the company’s trade unions stated at a press conference

Beblavy, Machackova and Petrik Leave Siet Party

Beblavy, Machackova and Petrik Leave Siet Party

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – Legislators Miroslav Beblavy, Katarina Machackova and Simona Petrik at a press conference in Bratislava on Thursday announced their departure from the Siet (Network) party. Zuzana Zimenova is also leaving her post in the party, although she wasn’t an actual member of it. “We’re renouncing

Government Proxy for Roma Pollak Wants PG to Ban LSNS

Government Proxy for Roma Pollak Wants PG to Ban LSNS

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – The goals of the far-right Kotleba-People’s Party Our Slovakia (LSNS) and its programme fly in the face of the law, Government Proxy for Roma Communities Peter Pollak said on Tuesday, citing the results of a legal analysis. Furthermore, LSNS statements on the Roma made in

Smer, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet Ink Government Programme Priorities

Smer, SNS, Most-Hid and Siet Ink Government Programme Priorities

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – Following talks between three-member delegations on Tuesday, representatives of Smer-SD, the Slovak National Party (SNS), Most-Hid and Siet (Network) announced that they have agreed on the programme priorities of a new government. The leaders are now set to discuss personnel issues. “The four leaders inked programme

Robber Ransacks Grocery Store in Bratislava with Table Knife

Robber Ransacks Grocery Store in Bratislava with Table Knife

Bratislava, March 13 (TASR) – A table knife was enough for an unidentified man to rob a grocery store in Bratislava on Saturday evening, TASR learnt from Bratislava Regional Police Directorate spokesperson Tatiana Kurucova on Sunday. The robber ambushed two staff members – a 26-year old man and a 38-year old woman