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Danko Notes Importance of Constitution as 'Basic Pillar of Our Statehood'

Danko Notes Importance of Constitution as 'Basic Pillar of Our Statehood'

Bratislava, September 1 (TASR) – The Slovak Constitution is the basic pillar of our statehood and so it is incumbent on us to imbue the celebrations of September 1 with respect, Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko said to open the House’s ceremonial session on Friday, which was convened to mark 25

Fico Puts Forward Idea for New Project of Social Rights

Fico Puts Forward Idea for New Project of Social Rights

Bratislava, September 1 (TASR) – The Slovak Constitution is a modern legal document and we should be proud of it, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said in his speech at the Parliament on Friday which he delivered on the occasion of Constitution Day. Having said that, the premier suggested that economic

Kiska Rejects Attempts at Rewriting History in Constitutionality Celebrations

Kiska Rejects Attempts at Rewriting History in Constitutionality Celebrations

Bratislava, September 1 (TASR) – Celebrations of constitutionality should be free from attempts to rewrite history with purpose-built nationalist myths, said President Andrej Kiska in his address in the Parliament on Friday. “We should stop dividing society based on how people thought or acted back then, also because those who disagreed

Physicians Leaving NUSCH to Stay Part-time until Replacements Found

Physicians Leaving NUSCH to Stay Part-time until Replacements Found

Bratislava, August 31 (TASR) – Doctors who are set to leave the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) are willing to continue to work at the facility on a part-time basis after November 1 unless the facility finds replacements for them by then, TASR learnt from the Health Ministry on Thursday.

Mihal and Beblavy Propose Different Calculation of Minimum Wage

Mihal and Beblavy Propose Different Calculation of Minimum Wage

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Independent MPs Jozef Mihal and Miroslav Beblavy are proposing changes to the way in which the minimum wage is computed with the aim of significantly increasing the take-home earnings of low-income groups, TASR learnt on Monday. In the current set-up of social and health-care levies, the

SNS: Businesses Welcome Idea of 13th and 14th Salaries

SNS: Businesses Welcome Idea of 13th and 14th Salaries

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) – The proposal to introduce 13th and 14th salaries (i.e. two extra monthly salaries per year) as part of a ‘systemisation of remuneration’ sits well with entrepreneurs, said the Slovak National Party (SNS) after meeting their representatives in Bratislava on Tuesday. That said, Republican Union of

Kiska: Heavy Dose of Optimism Needed to Expect Changes in Education

Kiska: Heavy Dose of Optimism Needed to Expect Changes in Education

Bratislava, August 18 (TASR) – The quality of our education sector will be instrumental in determining how well or how badly Slovakia will be faring in the future, President Andrej Kiska said in a statement on Friday. In reference to the current crisis that has gripped the Education Ministry and, by