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Volvo Cars Set to Built New Production Plant near Kosice

Volvo Cars Set to Built New Production Plant near Kosice

Bratislava, July 1 (TASR) – Swedish car maker Volvo Cars is set to build a new plant for the production of electric cars for €1.2 billion near Kosice, the Economy Ministry reported on Friday. The construction of the plant is scheduled to start in 2023, with installations of equipment and

Government Okays Recovery Plan-financed Construction of Two New State Hospitals

Government Okays Recovery Plan-financed Construction of Two New State Hospitals

Bratislava, July 1 (TASR) – The Government at its session on Friday decided that the national recovery plan will be used to finance the construction of two new hospitals in Bratislava and Martin in Zilina region. “The presented investment projects are designed for the purpose of shell-and-core construction of a new

Lubos Machaj Will Be New RTVS Chief

Lubos Machaj Will Be New RTVS Chief

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Lubos Machaj will be a new general director of public-service broadcaster RTVS after Parliament elected him to the post in the second round on Thursday. Machaj was backed by 89 MPs from 122 present in the vote, while 12 were against and 21 MPs refrained from

Parliament Fails to Elect RTVS Chief, Machaj and Reznik Make it to Round 2

Parliament Fails to Elect RTVS Chief, Machaj and Reznik Make it to Round 2

Bratislava, June 29 (TASR) – The Parliament failed to elect a new general director of public-service broadcaster RTVS on Wednesday, as none of the seven candidates gained the required number of votes. Lubos Machaj and Jaroslav Reznik have made it to the second round of the election. A total of 137

School Trade Unionists Don't Consider One-off Contribution to Be Salary Hike

School Trade Unionists Don't Consider One-off Contribution to Be Salary Hike

Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) – The Slovak Education Sector Employees Trade Union (OZPSaV) does not consider a one-off contribution for state and public sector employees amounting to €500 to be a salary hike, it rather views it as a compensatory allowance, OZPSaV chairman Pavel Ondek told TASR on Monday. School trade

President Caputova: I'm Not against Referendum

President Caputova: I'm Not against Referendum

(TA3, ‘V politike’, June 26) I’m not against a referendum, President Zuzana Caputova stated on TA3’s discussion programme ‘V politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday, adding that she’d approach the Constitutional Court with only one question, which was presented as part of the petition by the opposition Smer-SD

Environment Ministry: Not All CoFoE Results Can Be Implemented in Reality

Environment Ministry: Not All CoFoE Results Can Be Implemented in Reality

Bratislava, June 25 (TASR) – The Environment Ministry sees the results of the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) as very positive, especially in the field of biodiversity protection and reduction of environmental pollution, however, not all proposals can be implemented in reality, TASR was told by the ministry’s