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Stats Office: Consumer Mood in Slovakia Best Since February 2008

Stats Office: Consumer Mood in Slovakia Best Since February 2008

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – The consumer atmosphere in Slovakia improved again in October, rising by 0.4 points month-on-month with seasonal effects taken into account, reaching the best figure since February 2008, the Statistics Office reported on Tuesday based on a survey done on a sample of 1,200 respondents.

Fico: State to Force Regions to Adjust Schools to Needs of Labour Market

Fico: State to Force Regions to Adjust Schools to Needs of Labour Market

Banska Bystrica, November 21 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico on a tour of Banska Bystrica on Monday announced that he’ll meet regional governors early next month to deal with a long-term problem involving discrepancies between education provided by secondary schools and the needs of the labour market. While there

UPSVaR: Unemployment in Slovakia at 9.08 percent in October

UPSVaR: Unemployment in Slovakia at 9.08 percent in October

Bratislava, November 21 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia in October stood at 9.08 percent, down by 0.34 percentage points month-on-month and by 1.9 p.p. year-on-year, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) reported on Monday. The number of jobseekers available for work in

Fico: Slovakia's Budget Among Five Best in Eurozone

Fico: Slovakia's Budget Among Five Best in Eurozone

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – Slovakia’s state budget is one of the five best state budgets in the eurozone, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Friday in reaction to a recent evaluation by the European Commission. “Slovakia has again been ranked among the five best eurozone states when it comes

State to Help Trnava-based Carmarker with Labour Requalification

State to Help Trnava-based Carmarker with Labour Requalification

Trnava, November 18 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) along with Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) and Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) general director Marian Valentovic on Friday discussed possibilities for supporting employment with representatives of Trnava-based carmarker PSA Groupe Slovakia, TASR

European Commission Unblocks 4 Operational Programmes for Slovakia

European Commission Unblocks 4 Operational Programmes for Slovakia

Bratislava, November 18 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) has unblocked four operational programmes that have been suspended for Slovakia, TASR learnt from Office of Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini on Friday. In particular, these programmes are the Operational Programmes Information Society (OPIS), Research and Development, Health and Welfare

Pellegrini: Cohesion Funds Might Be Available Even After 2020

Pellegrini: Cohesion Funds Might Be Available Even After 2020

Brussels, November 16 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia believes that European cohesion policies, including cohesion funds, will remain in place even after 2020, said Slovak Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini after a session of the General Affairs Council for Cohesion in Brussels on Wednesday. At a joint press conference with Commissioner