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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

Draxler: School Environment Is Place of Everyday Frustration

Draxler: School Environment Is Place of Everyday Frustration

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR)- The school environment is a place of everyday frustration that could stem from bad planning, excessive red tape, incorrect relationships and pointless regulations, said Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Juraj Draxler when addressing MPs at the special parliamentary session on the situation in education

Kostka: I'm Not Masseur Who Steals

Kostka: I'm Not Masseur Who Steals

Bratislava, February 10, (TASR) – Peter Kostka, the owner of a clinic called Klinika Kostka who has been accused of signing an excessively favourable contract with state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP), denied on Wednesday that he’s a masseur who steals. “If I don’t have a single patient

Bratislava Wants to Repair 37 km of Roads by Start of EU Presidency

Bratislava Wants to Repair 37 km of Roads by Start of EU Presidency

Bratislava, February 9, (TASR) – The Slovak capital intends to repair 29 road sections with a total length of 37 kilometres by the start of Slovakia’s EU Presidency in July, Bratislava mayor Ivo Nesrovnal told a news conference on Tuesday. In order to repair the roads Bratislava will earmark €8

Slovak Teachers Initiative to Suspend Strike as of February 15

Slovak Teachers Initiative to Suspend Strike as of February 15

Bratislava, February 9, (TASR) – As of Monday, February 15, the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) will suspend the strike launched by dissatisfied teachers on Monday, January 25, ISU representatives informed TASR on Tuesday. The teachers are thereby switching to a strike alert, while university educators are now set to take over

Cislak: Return of Nurses to Zilina Hospital Is Good News

Cislak: Return of Nurses to Zilina Hospital Is Good News

Bratislava, February 9, (TASR) – The return of 40 nurses to the Faculty Hospital and Polyclinic (FNsP) in Zilina is good news for patients as well as health-care workers, stated Health Minister Viliam Cislak on Tuesday. At the same time Cislak expressed his thanks to all nurses who didn’t abandon

Vazny: We Managed to Accelerate Drawing of European Funds

Vazny: We Managed to Accelerate Drawing of European Funds

Bratislava, February 8 (TASR) – Vice-premier for Investments Lubomir Vazny sees an accelerated conclusion of contracts, the drawing of European Funds and the prevention of huge losses of money from Brussels as the chief successes achieved during his term in office, TASR has learnt. The priority task after I assumed my

Opposition Insists on Special Session Despite Fico's Offer to Nurses

Opposition Insists on Special Session Despite Fico's Offer to Nurses

Bratislava, February 8, (TASR) – Opposition parties are insisting on summoning an extraordinary session of Parliament to deal with the education and health-care sectors despite an offer made by Prime Minister Robert Fico to nurses on Friday (February 5). Fico asked nurses who have filed their resignations to return to their