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Opposition Turning to Constitutional Court Due to Land Expropriation Law

Opposition Turning to Constitutional Court Due to Land Expropriation Law

Bratislava, June 15 (TASR) – The Opposition is turning to the Constitutional Court due to the law amendment that enables highway construction work on plots of land before they are expropriated, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO-NOVA MPs told a news conference on Parliament’s premises on Thursday. The two parties

Stats Office: Revenues in Industry Down 3.7 Pecent Y-o-Y in April

Stats Office: Revenues in Industry Down 3.7 Pecent Y-o-Y in April

Bratislava, June 13 (TASR) – Revenues for own activities and goods posted a month-on-month rise only in information and communication services in April 2017, going up 2.1 percent, the Slovak Statistics Office reported on Tuesday. Meanwhile, m-o-m decreases were recorded in the following sectors: in transport and warehousing – by 5.

UniCredit Analysts: Lack of Labour Force to Push Up Salaries in Slovakia

UniCredit Analysts: Lack of Labour Force to Push Up Salaries in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 12 (TASR) – The lack of appropriate labour force currently being experienced by many companies in Slovakia is expected to push up salaries in the country in general, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analysts stated on Monday. The average gross nominal monthly salary in the first quarter of

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Ziga: 2017 Expo in Astana Is Good Opportunity to Promote Slovakia

Astana, June 10 (TASR) – Opportunities, such as the international Expo 2017 exposition in Astana, are a good way how to make Slovakia more visible, stated Slovak Economy Minister Peter Ziga, who is heading the Slovak delegation at the opening of this international event in Kazakhstan. “We’ve tried to prepare

Svrcinovec-Skalite D3-motorway Stretch Opened for Motorists

Svrcinovec-Skalite D3-motorway Stretch Opened for Motorists

Svrcinovec, June 10 (TASR) – The more than 15-kilometre D3-motorway stretch between Svrcinovec and Skalite (Zilina region) leading from the Svrcinovec intersection to the Polish border crossing was opened for motorists on Saturday, TASR learnt on the same day. According to Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid), the newly opened

Talks on Salary Hikes at VW SK Fail, Trade Union Considering Strike

Talks on Salary Hikes at VW SK Fail, Trade Union Considering Strike

Bratislava, June 9 (TASR) – Talks on a new collective agreement between the Modern Trade Union Volkswagen and Volkswagen Slovakia were concluded without any result on Friday, with the union now considering declaring a strike. According to the union, its demands for improved working and salary conditions at the plant weren’

Fico: People's Unwillingness to Work Biggest Problem of Poor Regions

Fico: People's Unwillingness to Work Biggest Problem of Poor Regions

Lipany, June 9 (TASR) – The biggest problem of districts with high unemployment is people’s unwillingness to work, but it also needs to be considered that such low motivation may be due to low salaries, said Prime Minister Robert Fico on day two of his working visit to Presov region