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Kurilla Welcomes Idea of Using UNESCO Brand for Sustainable Tourism

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – An international conference entitled Leveraging the UNESCO Brand for Sustainable Tourism Development in Central European Regions, due to take place in Bardejov Spa (Presov region) on Friday (May 5), is an opportunity for Slovakia to make more effective use of sites included in the World Heritage

Drucker Proposes Fines Up to €10,000 for GPs Charging Non-permitted Fees

Drucker Proposes Fines Up to €10,000 for GPs Charging Non-permitted Fees

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Fines of up to €10,000 might be levied on outpatient departments for charging non-permitted fees, as Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) claims he does not intend to tolerate collecting fees for services that are fully covered by the public health insurance scheme, TASR

Danko Not to Face No-Confidence Vote; House Fails to Adopt Session Agenda

Danko Not to Face No-Confidence Vote; House Fails to Adopt Session Agenda

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) won’t face an Opposition-initiated attempt to oust him, as only 54 MPs out of the 131 present in the House voted for the agenda of the extraordinary session on Thursday. The Opposition wanted to oust Danko over

Slovak Banking Sector's Profits Up by 21.2% Y-o-Y in 1Q17

Slovak Banking Sector's Profits Up by 21.2% Y-o-Y in 1Q17

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s banking sector posted profits of €165 million in the first quarter of 2017, up by 21.2 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the central bank (NBS). The Slovak Banking Association (SBA) in a commentary on Wednesday stated that these developments were

Matovic: State Loses €1 Million in Land Substitution

Matovic: State Loses €1 Million in Land Substitution

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – The Interior Ministry headed by Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has inked a disadvantageous contract on land substitution, allegedly depriving the state of around €1 million, stated Opposition OLaNO-NOVA MPs Igor Matovic and Veronika Remisova at a press conference on Wednesday. Referring partly to the information provided by

RRZ: Public Finances Heading towards Long-term Sustainability

RRZ: Public Finances Heading towards Long-term Sustainability

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s public finances are heading towards long-term sustainability, the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) states in its latest Report on Long-term Sustainability of Public Finance for 2016 presented by RRZ President Ivan Sramko at a news conference in Bratislava on Wednesday. The long-term sustainability indicator for

Kalinak: Fines to Be Collected by Single Specialised Authority

Kalinak: Fines to Be Collected by Single Specialised Authority

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Interior Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) is entertaining the notion of centralising the collection of all fines imposed by state bodies under the remit of his ministry, TASR learnt after the Government session on Wednesday. This means that a specialised central authority to enforce fines could be