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Unemployment Rate in February Grew Slightly to Reach 7.9 percent

Unemployment Rate in February Grew Slightly to Reach 7.9 percent

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – The registered unemployment rate in Slovakia rose to 7.9 percent in February, increasing slightly by 0.09 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month, and by 2.85 p.p. in yearly terms, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) reported on Friday. The number

Transport Ministry Preparing Proposal for State Quarantine in Hotels

Transport Ministry Preparing Proposal for State Quarantine in Hotels

Bratislava, March 19 (TASR) – The Transport Ministry is preparing a proposal for state quarantine in hotels, ministry spokesman Ivan Rudolf told TASR on Friday. Rudolf said that the Transport Ministry is part of a working group that is preparing the legislative and technical conditions for people to spend mandatory quarantine

Heger: Over 126,000 People Have Registered in Vaccination Waiting Room

Heger: Over 126,000 People Have Registered in Vaccination Waiting Room

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – More than 126,000 people have registered in the so-called vaccination waiting room since Wednesday (March 17), Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO), who has been temporarily tasked with managing the Health Ministry, said at a press conference on Thursday, a day after the opening of the

Caputova Sees Room for Private Sector in Decorbanisation of Economy

Caputova Sees Room for Private Sector in Decorbanisation of Economy

Bratislava, March 18 (TASR) – Environmental-friendly technologies are essential for creating a carbon-neutral economy, said President Zuzana Caputova in an online speech at the ‘Race to Zero in Slovakia: Business’ conference on Thursday. According to the president, there is room for the private sector in the decarbonisation of the economy. In

President Accepts Resignation of Labour Minister Krajniak, Appoints Dolezal

President Accepts Resignation of Labour Minister Krajniak, Appoints Dolezal

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova on Wednesday accepted the resignation of Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) and at the same time commissioned Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) to take up the post on a temporary basis. Krajniak

Government Approves Extension of State of Emergency by 40 More Days

Government Approves Extension of State of Emergency by 40 More Days

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – The Government on Wednesday decided to extend the state of emergency in Slovakia by 40 more days in reaction to the effects of the pandemic in the country, Vice-premier Veronika Remisova (For the People) told TASR on the same day, adding that the extension was approved

COVID-Automaton: 20 Districts in Black as of Next Monday

COVID-Automaton: 20 Districts in Black as of Next Monday

Bratislava, March 17 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved a list of 20 districts to be labelled black (the most severe degree for COVID-19) as of next Monday (March 22) with regard to measures under the COVID-automaton: Cadca, Dolny Kubin, Gelnica, Humenne, Krupina, Kysucke Nove Mesto, Martin,