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Slovakia 24/7 - News in English

Slovakia 24/7 - News in English

Bratislava, December 22 (TABLET.TV) – Watch our digest of the week’s news with Juraj Simko called Slovakia 24/7, today featuring: * More Slovaks Don’t Want Muslim Neigbours * No Criminal Practices at Foreign Affairs Ministry * 3,000+ Slovak Companies Based in Tax Heavens * Unemployment in November Under 6 Percent

Slovakia to Face Another Arbitration in Talc Mining Case in 2018

Slovakia to Face Another Arbitration in Talc Mining Case in 2018

Bratislava, December 22 (TASR) – A company called EuroGas next year wants to sue the Slovak Republic again within 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 Friday. “Based on new evidence

Labour Ministry Submits 3 Options for Bonus Changes to Social Partners

Labour Ministry Submits 3 Options for Bonus Changes to Social Partners

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – The social partners are seeking a compromise for increasing work bonuses along with the Labour Ministry and coalition MPs for Smer-SD, said Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) at a press conference on Thursday. Following the meeting at the ministry, Richter submitted

Inspection Checked Spis Frankfurters, Cimbalak's Production Suspended

Inspection Checked Spis Frankfurters, Cimbalak's Production Suspended

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – An official inspection of Spis frankfurters showed that despite inconsistencies in the recipes of some producers, all tested specimens were safe, Deputy PM and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a press conference on Thursday dedicated to the

ARDAL: €4.5 bn Needed to Cover Gov't Debt and Deficit Next Year

ARDAL: €4.5 bn Needed to Cover Gov't Debt and Deficit Next Year

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The total amount needed to cover Government debt and the state budget deficit is projected at €4.5 billion next year, TASR learnt from the Debt and Liquidity Management Agency (ARDAL) on Wednesday. The aforementioned sum stems from the approved state budget for 2018 and is

Kiska Calls Slovak Soldiers Abroad, Wishes Them Peaceful Christmas

Kiska Calls Slovak Soldiers Abroad, Wishes Them Peaceful Christmas

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska, who is also commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces, got in touch on Wednesday with Slovak soldiers, who, as members of international missions, will spend the upcoming Christmas holidays abroad. Kiska wished the soldiers a Merry Christmas, even though they’ll spend it far

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Fell to 5.59 percent in November

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Fell to 5.59 percent in November

Bratislava, December 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia in November 2017 stood at 5.59 percent, down by 0.19 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.83 p.p. year-on-year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) general director Marian Valentovic said at a press conference