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OLaNO Urges Premier to Nix Information System Tender of Nitra Hospital

OLaNO Urges Premier to Nix Information System Tender of Nitra Hospital

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – Opposition lawmakers Marek Krajci and Eduard Heger (both OLaNO) called upon Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini, who has been appointed to head the Health Ministry temporarily, to stop Nitra faculty hospital’s tender worth €4.2 million on the procurement of an information system, as they find

Unemployment Rate Down to 4.92 percent in November 2019

Unemployment Rate Down to 4.92 percent in November 2019

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 4.92 percent in November, down by 0.02 percentage points (p.p.) from October, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVR) general director Marian Valentovic told a news conference on Friday with Labour Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD)

Ex-prosecutor-general Dobroslav T. Charged for Hiding Gorilla Recording

Ex-prosecutor-general Dobroslav T. Charged for Hiding Gorilla Recording

Bratislava, December 18 (TASR) – An investigator of the National Crime Agency (NAKA) has pressed charges against former prosecutor-general Dobroslav T. (name abbreviated due to legal reasons) for misusing the powers of a public official, the police reported on a social network on Wednesday. Dobroslav T. allegedly committed the crime in

RTVS to Get €16 mn in Compensation for Lost Income from Licence Fees

RTVS to Get €16 mn in Compensation for Lost Income from Licence Fees

Bratislava, December 18 (TASR) – Public-service Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) will receive an extra €16 million from the state budget as partial compensation for the shortfall in incomes caused by social measures entailing licence-fee exemptions or reduced fees for certain groups of people, according to a Culture Ministry proposal okayed

Presov: Apartment Building Damaged By Explosion to Be Entirely Demolished

Presov: Apartment Building Damaged By Explosion to Be Entirely Demolished

Presov, December 17 (TASR) – The apartment building in Presov devastated by the gas explosion on December 6 will need to be taken down completely, structural engineer Jozef Polak confirmed at a press briefing on Tuesday. The specialised Czech firm plans to complete the demolition of the entire building on Wednesday

Pellegrini: My Ambitions Go Beyond Keeping Health Ministry 'Heated and Lit'

Pellegrini: My Ambitions Go Beyond Keeping Health Ministry 'Heated and Lit'

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), tasked on Tuesday by President Zuzana Caputova with heading the Health Ministry temporarily in the wake of Andrea Kalavska’s resignation (a Smer-SD nominee), stated that his ambitions go far beyond just keeping the ministry building “heated and lit”, TASR learnt

NBS: Growth in Slovak Economy Should Slow to 2.3 percent This Year

NBS: Growth in Slovak Economy Should Slow to 2.3 percent This Year

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Growth in the Slovak economy should slow to 2.3 percent this year and reach 2.2 percent next year, according to the Slovak central bank’s (NBS) latest mid-term prediction for the final quarter of this year released on Tuesday. NBS has reduced its prediction