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Gajdos: Soldiers' Salaries to Go Up by 30% to Increase Military Recruitment

Gajdos: Soldiers' Salaries to Go Up by 30% to Increase Military Recruitment

Bratislava, March 8 (TASR) – Soldiers’ salaries are likely to see a 30-percent hike, hence every trooper is to earn monthly €300 more at a minimum, Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (Slovak National Party/SNS) and ministry office secretary-general Jan Holko announced at a press conference on Friday. According to Gajdos, the

Premier Pellegrini Urges President Kiska Not to Slander Maros Sefcovic

Premier Pellegrini Urges President Kiska Not to Slander Maros Sefcovic

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) took a stand behind presidential candidate Maros Sefcovic, supported by Smer-SD, and criticised President Andrej Kiska over his past statements on Sefcovic, urging him to refrain from slandering the diplomat’s name, TASR learnt on Thursday. In this manner, Pellegrini responded

Survey: More than Half of Slovaks Living Abroad May Return Back Home

Survey: More than Half of Slovaks Living Abroad May Return Back Home

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – More than half of Slovaks living abroad didn’t rule out that they might return to Slovakia, according to a survey carried out by the Slovak Professionals Abroad Programme (SPAP), run by LEAF NGO. The survey, carried out on a sample of 4,044 Slovaks from

Stats Office: Average Salary in Slovakia Exceeds €1,000 for First Time in 2018

Stats Office: Average Salary in Slovakia Exceeds €1,000 for First Time in 2018

Bratislava, March 7 (TASR) – The average nominal monthly salary in Slovakia reached €1,013 in 2018, thus exceeding the threshold of €1,000 on a yearly basis for the first time ever, Statistics Office’s vice-chair Frantisek told a news conference on Thursday. The average nominal monthly salary posted a

Kiska: I Have No Reason to Ask for Pardon and Won't Ever Ask for One

Kiska: I Have No Reason to Ask for Pardon and Won't Ever Ask for One

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska will never ask for a pardon, TASR learnt from Kiska’s social network post on Wednesday. Kiska responded this way to presidential candidate Maros Sefcovic’s Tuesday (March 5) speculation about a potential behind-the-scene deal between Kiska and presidential candidate Zuzana Caputova, in

Opposition Appeals to Constitutional Court over Ban on Voting from Abroad

Opposition Appeals to Constitutional Court over Ban on Voting from Abroad

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – No legitimate reason exists why Slovak citizens are only allowed to vote from abroad in the case of general elections, representatives of the Opposition and Srdcom doma (Home at Heart) initiative told a news conference on Wednesday, adding they’re filing a complaint with the Constitutional

OLaNO Wants to Hold Referendum with 17 Questions

OLaNO Wants to Hold Referendum with 17 Questions

Bratislava, March 6 (TASR) – The opposition Ordinary People (OLaNO) party wants to organise an in-depth referendum consisting of seventeen questions concerning problems that the party believes are preoccupying the public. OLaNO wants to discuss the form of the questions with the public. Party chair Igor Matovic stressed that OLaNO MPs