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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Tejbus: Handlova Mining Tragedy Not Due to Act of God, But Human Factor

Tejbus: Handlova Mining Tragedy Not Due to Act of God, But Human Factor

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – The explosion at Handlova Coal Mine (Trencin region) that claimed the lives of 20 people on August 10, 2009 wasn’t caused by an act of God, but by the human factor, former head of the Central Mining Office’s (HBU) mining safety department Vladimir Tejbus

Fico: We Managed to Cross Another Threshold in Reducing Unemployment

Fico: We Managed to Cross Another Threshold in Reducing Unemployment

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia has decreased to 8.78 percent chiefly thanks to active measures employed by the Government to support the labour market, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. “We’ve managed to cross another threshold, and

Beblavy: Foreign Affairs Ministry Concealing Info in Evka Agency Case

Beblavy: Foreign Affairs Ministry Concealing Info in Evka Agency Case

Bratislava, December 19 (TASR) – The Foreign and European Affairs Ministry has provided MPs with almost none of the key documents that they demanded during a probe that they carried out at the ministry, MP Miroslav Beblavy (Independent) told a news conference held on Parliament’s premises on Monday. Moreover, MPs

Median SK Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election on 29.5 percent of Votes

Median SK Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election on 29.5 percent of Votes

Bratislava, December 15 (TASR) – If a general election had been held in November, it would have been won by the governing coalition Smer-SD party with 29.5 percent of the votes, followed by Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) on 15 percent and the Slovak National Party (SNS) on 11 percent, according

Madaric: Coalition Partner's Meeting over Early Election Is Unacceptable

Madaric: Coalition Partner's Meeting over Early Election Is Unacceptable

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – It’s not really okay if Parliamentary Chairman and the governing Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko meets leader of Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party Richard Sulik over the issue of an early election, Culture Minister and Smer-SD vice-chair Marek Madaric said before the

Fico: I Expect Growth Pace of Minimum Wage to Be Faster

Fico: I Expect Growth Pace of Minimum Wage to Be Faster

Bratislava, December 13 (TASR) – The minimum wage in Slovakia should grow faster, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference on Tuesday, adding that he expects Labour, Social Affairs and Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) to launch a very intensive dialogue with employees and employers on the minimum wage

SNS Not Developing Activities Leading towards Early Election

SNS Not Developing Activities Leading towards Early Election

Bratislava, December 13 (TASR) – The Slovak National Party (SNS) has not been developing any activities leading towards an early election in Slovakia, TASR learnt from SNS leader and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko on Tuesday. SNS is a part of the governing coalition and it has not done and does not