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Presov Region Had Highest Share of People on Sick Leave in 2016

Presov Region Had Highest Share of People on Sick Leave in 2016

Bratislava, January 31 (TASR) – Slovakia’s richest region Bratislava had the lowest share of people taking sick leave on an average day last year (1.99 percent), while the country’s poorest region Presov was at the opposite end of the scale on 4.07 percent, TASR learnt from data

VsZP to Terminate Contracts with 120 Doctor's Surgeries

VsZP to Terminate Contracts with 120 Doctor's Surgeries

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – The state-owned health insurer VsZP is about to terminate contracts with around 120 doctor’s surgeries and several treatment facilities, TASR learnt from VsZP director Miroslav Kocan on Monday. The measures are part of the insurer’s shake-up programme in response to its estimated loss of

Survey: Novy Cas, Pravda and SME Most Popular Dailies in 2H16

Survey: Novy Cas, Pravda and SME Most Popular Dailies in 2H16

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The most often read daily newspapers in Slovakia in the second half of 2016 were Novy Cas tabloid, SME and Pravda, according to the latest MML-TGI survey of 3Q16 and 4Q16 carried out by Median SK agency. In the monitored period, Novy Cas recorded 677,000

Analysts: State Needs to Step Up Help for Long-term Unemployed

Analysts: State Needs to Step Up Help for Long-term Unemployed

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The lack of a qualified workforce plays an increasingly central role vis-a-vis reducing unemployment and creating new jobs, analysts have told TASR. Employment Institute director Michal Palenik faulted the state for underfunding employment policies. He said that 98.5 percent of jobless people fail to be

URSO: We're Removing Discrimination in Electricity and Gas Consumption

URSO: We're Removing Discrimination in Electricity and Gas Consumption

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – The Office for the Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) on Wednesday concluded price proceedings resulting in the removal of discrimination against certain consumers of electricity and natural gas, URSO spokesman Radoslav Igaz announced on Thursday. By introducing a standard ratio of the fixed and variable components

Matecna: Bark Beetles and Wind Most Harmful Factors in Forests

Matecna: Bark Beetles and Wind Most Harmful Factors in Forests

High Tatras, January 26 (TASR) – Slovak forests are significantly troubled by strong winds and bark beetles, stated Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) at a briefing in the High Tatra mountains on Thursday as part of an international conference devoted to current issues

PPA Welcomes OLaNO MPs' Initiative, Audit Carried Out Already in 2016

PPA Welcomes OLaNO MPs' Initiative, Audit Carried Out Already in 2016

Bratislava, January 24 (TASR) – The Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) welcomes an initiative by Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLaNO) MPs to file a complaint with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) over allegedly dubious subsidies dispensed by the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry, and both PPA and the ministry will provide