President Appoints Rudolf Huliak as Tourism and Sport Minister
President Peter Pellegrini appointed Rudolf Huliak as Tourism and Sport Minister on Wednesday morning. At the same time, he dismissed Dusan Keketi (a SNS nominee) from this post.
Economy
Tomas: Minimum Wage to Go Up by Nearly €100 to €915 Next Year
Bratislava, March 4 (TASR) - The minimum wage will rise by almost €100 next year and will reach €915, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Erik Tomas (Voice-SD) posted on a social network on Tuesday.
"All this is thanks to a new automaton from the Labour Ministry, which
ZSSK Changes Timetable as of Sunday, Will Bring Positives But Also Restrictions
Rail-passenger carrier ZSSK will change its timetable as of Sunday (March 2), ZSSK spokesman Dominik Drevicky has told TASR, adding that the new timetable will bring positive changes as well as temporary restrictions to passengers.
Farmers Protest against Mercosur Agreement at Czech-Slovak Border Crossing
Czech and Slovak farmers and food producers, driving dozens of pieces of heavy agricultural machinery, met at the Hodonin-Holic border crossing on Thursday to block the road and express their opposition to the Mercosur agreement and to food imports from third countries.
School Unions Consider Possible Salary Increase to Be Acceptable Compromise
Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) - The Council of the Education Trade Union considers a possible increase in the tariff salaries of all education employees to be an acceptable compromise, however, it criticises the proposal for non-tariff remuneration, trade union chairman Pavel Ondek told TASR after Tuesday's meeting of
EIB Approves €240 Million Loan for Slovakia's Green and Digital Projects
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Slovakia with a €240 million loan to co-finance environmental and digital projects supported by the European Union (EU) across the country, TASR reports based on a statement released by the EIB on Wednesday.
"We're increasing the country's capacity
Fico Discusses in Brussels Transit of Azerbaijani Gas via Ukraine
Brussels, February 3 (TASR-correspondent) - Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) confirmed on Monday evening, after returning from an informal summit of EU member states on defence, that he had also met with EU Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jorgensen, with whom he discussed the transport of Azerbaijani gas to Slovakia