Sign in Subscribe

Latest

Stats Office: Employment in Industry Up 3.7% Y-o-Y in November 2017

Stats Office: Employment in Industry Up 3.7% Y-o-Y in November 2017

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) – Employment rose year-on-year in most sectors in November 2017, including in restaurants and pubs – by 8 percent, in the sale and repair of motor vehicles – 7.4 percent, and in industry and in transport and warehousing – 3.7 percent each, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on

IFP: Slovakia's Convergence on EU Economy Slower than Before Crisis

IFP: Slovakia's Convergence on EU Economy Slower than Before Crisis

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – Slovakia continues to converge on the EU economy, albeit at a slower pace than before the economic crisis that erupted almost a decade ago, the Slovak Finance Ministry’s Finance Policy Institute (IFP) stated in a commentary on Thursday. The IFP highlighted a difference between the

Analyst: Over Half of Rise in Industrial Output in November Due to Cars

Analyst: Over Half of Rise in Industrial Output in November Due to Cars

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – The automotive industry was the workhorse of Slovakia’s industry in November, as its output after seasonal adjustments increased by 12.2 percent on an annual basis to reach new heights, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak stated in a commentary on Thursday.

Beblavy's Party Seeks Registration, Submits over 18,000 Signatures

Beblavy's Party Seeks Registration, Submits over 18,000 Signatures

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – Fledging party Together-Civic Democracy (SPOLU) has applied for registration, with its founders handing over 18,000 signatures in support of this at the Interior Ministry on Thursday. At least 10,000 signatures are required to register a party. If the party is registered, its founder Miroslav

EuroGas to Claim at Least €8 bn from Slovakia in New Talc Mining Arbitration

EuroGas to Claim at Least €8 bn from Slovakia in New Talc Mining Arbitration

Bratislava, January 11 (TASR) – Within the next two months, the company EuroGas will sue the Slovak Republic again within international arbitration proceedings for the alleged illegal withdrawal of a licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region), EuroGas managing board chairman Wolfgang Rauball told TASR on Thursday. The company

Kalinak: We'll Try to Have Kosik Extradited to Slovakia and Make Him Testify

Kalinak: We'll Try to Have Kosik Extradited to Slovakia and Make Him Testify

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – Slovakia will attempt to transport former Slovak Intelligence Service (SIS) member Lubos Kosik to its soil so that he can give testimony in the case of the 1995 kidnapping of former president Michal Kovac’s son, Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) said on Wednesday. Kalinak spoke

Government Approves Changes in Slovakia's Alien Policy

Government Approves Changes in Slovakia's Alien Policy

Bratislava, January 10 (TASR) – Slovakia is changing the conditions for the entry and residence of foreigners in Slovakia for a period longer than 90 days by adjusting them on the basis of a 2016 EU directive, after an amendment to the law on foreigners’ stay was greenlighted by the Government