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Oral Bait Vaccines against Rabies for Foxes to Be Dropped from Aircraft

Oral Bait Vaccines against Rabies for Foxes to Be Dropped from Aircraft

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – Oral vaccination of foxes against rabies will be carried out in Slovakia on April 20-30 by dropping more than 360,000 bait vaccines from aircraft, the Agriculture Ministry announced on Monday. Foxes have been vaccinated in Slovakia this way since 1994, with rabies being recorded in

Analyst: Unemployment Not So Bad Yet, But It's Going to Deteriorate

Analyst: Unemployment Not So Bad Yet, But It's Going to Deteriorate

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – Unemployment in Slovakia rose by 0.14 percentage points month-on-month in March to 5.19 percent, with employers’ demand for new staff coming to an almost complete standstill, said UniCredit Bank analyst Lubomir Korsnak on Monday. “Unemployment rose as early as in the first month since

Fico: Government Manifesto Matovic's Science Fiction

Fico: Government Manifesto Matovic's Science Fiction

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The Government Manifesto is unfeasible, head of the opposition Smer-SD party Robert Fico stated on Monday, noting that there isn’t enough money in the state budget to cover the promises contained in the document. At the same time, Fico is of the opinion that the

Poll Shows Caputova and Matovic Most Credible Politicians

Poll Shows Caputova and Matovic Most Credible Politicians

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova is viewed as the most trustworthy politician in Slovakia, according to the results of an AKO agency poll showing that she has the trust of 83.6 percent of the respondents. Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) finished behind Caputova on 64.7 percent.

Registered Unemployment Up to 5.19 percent in March

Registered Unemployment Up to 5.19 percent in March

Bratislava, April 20 (TASR) – The registered unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 5.19 percent in March, up by 0.16 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 0.14 p.p. year-on-year, TASR learnt from the latest data released by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR)

Government Approves Manifesto, to Ask House for Confidence on Monday

Government Approves Manifesto, to Ask House for Confidence on Monday

Bratislava, April 19 (TASR) – The Government approved its manifesto at its session on Sunday. The manifesto was presented to the Cabinet by Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO), who will subsequently submit it to Parliament on Monday (April 20) and ask the House for a vote of confidence. “While governing we

Almost All Clients of Care Home for Elderly in Martin Coronavirus Positive

Almost All Clients of Care Home for Elderly in Martin Coronavirus Positive

Martin, April 18 (TASR) – Eleven members of staff of Martin-based (Zilina region) care home for the elderly and seriously disabled people called “St. Martin’s House” have been positively tested for coronavirus, spokeswoman for the town Zuzana Kalmanova told TASR on Saturday. Martin District Office head Marcel Matovcik earlier in