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Michaela Kovacova

Michaela Kovacova

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

IVO: Smer-SD Overvalued Migration Crisis, Oppotision Internal Problems

IVO: Smer-SD Overvalued Migration Crisis, Oppotision Internal Problems

The ruling Smer-SD party overestimated the impact of the migration crisis, while the Opposition overvalued internal problems and mutual relations, the Institute for Public Affairs (IVO) President, Grigorij Meseznikov said on Friday. He added that Smer-SD has underestimated the real problems of the country, such as health care and education

Price Bubble Threatens Slovak Economy

Price Bubble Threatens Slovak Economy

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – For more than a year the European Central Bank (ECB) has been supporting the eurozone through the quantitative easing policy, i.e. bond buyouts aimed at reducing interest rates, but pumping money into the economy results in many deformations that come to light sooner or later,

MVK Poll: Seven Parties in Parliament, SaS Outside

MVK Poll: Seven Parties in Parliament, SaS Outside

Bratislava, February 4 (TASR) – The latest public opinion poll carried out by MVK polling agency at the end of January shows that seven parties would have made it into parliament. A general election in Slovakia would have been won by the currently governing Smer-SD with 32.1 percent, which would

Slovakia to Contribute €5.3 mn towards Solution of Migration Crisis

Slovakia to Contribute €5.3 mn towards Solution of Migration Crisis

Bratislava, February 3 (TASR) – The Slovak Government at its regular session on Wednesday decided to approve the payment of €5.3 million by April 15 via funds of the European Union and the UN network aimed at dealing with the causes and consequences of the current migration crisis. The Government

Slovakia Managed to Completely Draw European Funds for Transport

Slovakia Managed to Completely Draw European Funds for Transport

Slovakia has made use of 100 percent of European Funds designated for transport from Operational Programme Transport, with over €3.7 billion thus invested in the transport sector since 2007, the Transport, Construction and Regional Development Ministry has stated. “The ministry set the complete use of European Funds as its