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President's Guard Bids Farewell to Kovac with Military Honours

President's Guard Bids Farewell to Kovac with Military Honours

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – The Slovak President’s Honour Guard said farewell to former Slovak president Michal Kovac (1993-98) with a military ceremony and honours on the Presidential Palace courtyard on Thursday. Earlier in the day, the first part of Kovac’s state funeral took place at Bratislava Castle, where

Sulik: Kovac Protected Slovakia So It Wouldn't End up Like Belarus

Sulik: Kovac Protected Slovakia So It Wouldn't End up Like Belarus

Bratislava, October 13 (TASR) – Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Richard Sulik on Thursday said that he will remember first Slovak president Michal Kovac as the only person from that period who protected Slovakia so that it wouldn’t end up like Belarus. Sulik said that he didn’t get

Kalinak: EASO Report Proves Resettlement Scheme Was Debacle

Kalinak: EASO Report Proves Resettlement Scheme Was Debacle

Brussels/Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – The migrant resettlement scheme can be evaluated as a failure, said Interior Minister Robert Kalinak on Wednesday. Kalinak was speaking in response to a report drafted by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), which evaluated the situation in the year since the scheme involving the

Fico: Relations between Gov't and Trade Unions in Slovakia Very Correct

Fico: Relations between Gov't and Trade Unions in Slovakia Very Correct

BRATISLAVA, October 12 (TASR) – Relations between the Government and trade unions in Slovakia are extremely correct, stated Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in his speech at an extraordinary meeting of the Workers’ Group of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in Bratislava on Wednesday. At the meeting, held

Minimum Wage Will Increase to €435 per Month in 2017

Minimum Wage Will Increase to €435 per Month in 2017

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – The Cabinet at its session on Wednesday approved the minimum wage hike from €405 to €435 per month. Social partners were repeatedly negotiating the minimum wage hike, but they didn’t come to an agreement. Consequently, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Ministry was responsible

Slovakia to Hold National Mourning on Thursday to Honour Ex-President Kovac

Slovakia to Hold National Mourning on Thursday to Honour Ex-President Kovac

Bratislava, October 12 (TASR) – Based on a Cabinet decision from October 6, there will be a national mourning in Slovakia between 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Thursday (October 13) in connection with Slovak ex-president Michal Kovac’s passing away. His state funeral will take place on the same

Kiska: It's Politicians' Task to Bring Young People Back to Slovakia

Kiska: It's Politicians' Task to Bring Young People Back to Slovakia

Bucharest, October 11 (TASR corespondent) – Many talented young people are leaving Romania and Slovakia to work abroad, stated Slovak President Andrej Kiska during his two-day official visit to Romania that started on Monday (October 10), TASR learnt on Tuesday. According to Kiska, more than two million people have already left