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Telecom Operators Should Cover White Spots with Internet by 2020

Telecom Operators Should Cover White Spots with Internet by 2020

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – Telecom operators should cover so-called white spots (areas lacking broadband infrastructure) in Slovakia with internet connection by 2020, with their commitments being defined by memorandums on cooperation signed on Tuesday by Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and officials from Orange Slovensko, O2 Slovakia

Kazimir: Foreign Firms No Longer View Slovakia as Land of Cheap Labour

Kazimir: Foreign Firms No Longer View Slovakia as Land of Cheap Labour

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – Some foreign investors are beginning to realise that Slovakia is no longer a country with cheap labour, Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) told a news conference on Monday dedicated to presenting the country’s macroeconomic prognosis. News appeared in late January that South Korean firm Samsung

Fico Proposes Paying Invoices for Renovating Dorms until End of 2018

Fico Proposes Paying Invoices for Renovating Dorms until End of 2018

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – Every single invoice submitted by rectors and students for the reconstruction of university halls of residence until December 31, 2018 will be settled, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference at the Finance Ministry on Monday after an allocation of €10 million for

Poll: Kiska Most-trusted Politician; Followed by Fico and Danko

Poll: Kiska Most-trusted Politician; Followed by Fico and Danko

Bratislava, February 5 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska is viewed as the most trustworthy politician in Slovakia, enjoying the trust of 23.4 percent of respondents to a poll carried out by Focus agency, TASR learnt on Monday. Prime Minister Robert Fico of the governing Smer-SD party was runner-up on the

Vanfleteren: Slovakia Still Unknown for Belgian and Dutch Tourists

Vanfleteren: Slovakia Still Unknown for Belgian and Dutch Tourists

Brussels, February 4 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia, which became independent in 1993, is still largely an unknown country for potential tourists from Belgium and the Netherlands, TASR was told by Belgian entrepreneur Gerdi Vanfleteren at the Holiday Fair-Brussels (February 1-4) on Sunday. “They still don’t know about it. They still ask

Windstorm Cuts Off Three Villages in Eastern Slovakia

Windstorm Cuts Off Three Villages in Eastern Slovakia

Kosice/Presov, February 4 (TASR) – Fallen trees on roads due to strong winds and snowfall left the villages of Ruska Bystra, Rusky Hrabovec and Podhorod (all Kosice region) cut off from the rest of the world on Sunday. “Fourteen professional firefighters from the Fire Brigade in Humenne (Presov region) and

Vrakuna to Become First Bratislava Borough to Ban Outdoor Advertising

Vrakuna to Become First Bratislava Borough to Ban Outdoor Advertising

Bratislava, February 3 (TAR) – The Bratislava borough of Vrakuna will become the Slovak capital’s first city part to remove completely outdoor advertisements, TASR learnt on Saturday. “I’m preparing a ground-breaking proposal to be submitted at the local council to make Vrakuna the first and so far the only