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Tomas: Civil Servants Should See Hikes in Bonuses as Well

Tomas: Civil Servants Should See Hikes in Bonuses as Well

Bratislava, January 25 (TASR) – Hikes in bonuses for night, holiday and weekend work should involve not only people working for private firms, but also state and public administration employees, stated governing Smer-SD MP Erik Tomas on Thursday. Tomas wants to submit an amending proposal to this effect at the next

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia at 5.94 percent in December 2017

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia at 5.94 percent in December 2017

Bratislava, January 22 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia in December 2017 stood at 5.94 percent, down by 0.01 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.82 p.p. year-on-year, said Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) general director Marian Valentovic at a press conference

US Congress to Deal with Bill Marking Independence of Slovakia

US Congress to Deal with Bill Marking Independence of Slovakia

Washington/Bratislava, January 21 (TASR-correspondent) – Rod Blum, an American Congressman with Slovak roots, submitted a draft law on Friday (January 19) marking the 25th anniversary of the founding of the independent states of Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the House of Representatives, TASR learnt on Sunday. The document highlights

Slovak Biathlete Kuzmina Second in Mass Start Race in Italy

Slovak Biathlete Kuzmina Second in Mass Start Race in Italy

Anterselva/Bratislava, January 21 – Russian-born Slovak biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina, 33, secured second place in the women’s biathlon mass start race in Anterselva, Italy on Sunday, finishing 11.9 seconds behind Belarus athlete Darya Domracheva, TASR learnt on the same day. Current leader of the World Cup, Finland’s Kaisa

Regional Governors: Slovak Representatives in CoR Must Be More Active

Regional Governors: Slovak Representatives in CoR Must Be More Active

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – Representatives of Slovak regions in the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) should be much more active within this EU body than before, stated Trnava regional governor Jozef Viskupic after a meeting of regional governors in Bratislava on Friday. The topic of Slovakia’s regional representatives

Slovakia Taking Part in Germany's World Food Fair after Eleven Years

Slovakia Taking Part in Germany's World Food Fair after Eleven Years

Bratislava, January 19 (TASR) – After 11 years Slovakia is once again participating in the International Grune Woche (Green Week) food fair, which is taking place between January 19-28 in Berlin, TASR learnt on Friday. More than 400,000 visitors at the fair thus have the opportunity to taste Slovak products

Parliamentary Chairman Meets over 50 Diplomats at Bratislava Castle

Parliamentary Chairman Meets over 50 Diplomats at Bratislava Castle

Bratislava, January 18 (TASR) – After 25 years of independence, Slovakia is able to appreciate even more the attitude taken by other countries towards it at a time when it needed help and protection the most, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) in the speech he delivered at