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Draxler: Some Teachers Might Not Have Seen Hikes on Their Payslips

Draxler: Some Teachers Might Not Have Seen Hikes on Their Payslips

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Some teachers might not have seen a 22-percent hike on their payslips that the Education, Science, research and Sport Ministry and Prime Minister Robert Fico talked about recently, as Juraj Draxler conceded on Wednesday. Speaking in a discussion organised by the initiative Enough, Let’s Not

Fico: Slovakia Ascendant on Corruption Index, But We're Not Happy Yet

Fico: Slovakia Ascendant on Corruption Index, But We're Not Happy Yet

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Although Slovakia has seen improvement in its ranking of the corruption chart, the Government is far from satisfied because what’s important is to respond to sentiments and needs of people, Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press briefing on Wednesday. Fico spoke in response

Hundreds of People Rally in Levice in Support of Teachers' Strike

Hundreds of People Rally in Levice in Support of Teachers' Strike

Levice, January 27 (TASR) – Several hundred people from the ranks of teachers, parents of pupils and the general public gathered in Levice (Nitra region) on Wednesday to support the ongoing strike of teachers, TASR learnt later in the day. Teachers from the Slovak Teachers’ Initiative (ISU) and representatives of parents,

Kiska Meets Representatives of Three Civil Initiatives at Palace

Kiska Meets Representatives of Three Civil Initiatives at Palace

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The Slovak economy is doing well, but there are areas that we need to improve, said President Andrej Kiska at a meeting with representatives of three civil initiatives – ‘We are Ringing for a Change’, ‘Enough’ and Slovensko.digital – at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. “I’m

Slovak Troops to Take Part in Tank Challenge Exercise in Germany

Slovak Troops to Take Part in Tank Challenge Exercise in Germany

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Around 40 members of the Slovak Armed Forces will take part in the Tank Challenge international military exercise in Germany in May, the Government approved a proposal for the deployment of Slovak soldiers to the exercise on Wednesday. The Government also approved the deployment of Slovak

Education Ministry: 137 Schools Shut Down Due to Strike on Wednesday

Education Ministry: 137 Schools Shut Down Due to Strike on Wednesday

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The number of schools that were closed on Wednesday due to the teachers’ strike went down again from the number recorded on Monday (January 25) when the strike started, announced Education, Science, Research and Sport Ministry spokesperson Beata Dupalova Ksenzsighova on the same day, based on

Figel: EU Needs Special Representative for Religious Freedom

Figel: EU Needs Special Representative for Religious Freedom

Brussels, January 27 (TASR-correspondent) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Tuesday met chairman of the Slovak Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Jan Figel concerning an initiative presented by the latter last year for creating the post of special EU representative for religious freedom worldwide, TASR learnt on Wednesday. “It’s a