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Social Partners Agree for First Time Ever on Minimum Wage - at €700 a Month

Social Partners Agree for First Time Ever on Minimum Wage - at €700 a Month

Bratislava, July 14 (TASR) – Employers, trade unions and local government representatives have agreed for the first time ever to increase the minimum wage at a single rate – from the current €646 to €700 per month next year, the social partners announced at a joint press conference on Thursday. This will

Heger: €1 bn to Be Spent on Increase in Salaries in State and Public Service

Heger: €1 bn to Be Spent on Increase in Salaries in State and Public Service

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – €1 billion will be used to increase the salaries of employees in state and public service, including education staff, Prime Minister Eduard Heger and Finance Minister Igor Matovic (both OLaNO) said at a press conference on Wednesday, announcing the results of collective bargaining. They will receive

Matovic: Salaries in Education to Go Up by 10 percent as of January 2023

Matovic: Salaries in Education to Go Up by 10 percent as of January 2023

Bratislava, July 13 (TASR) – Salaries in education are set to swell by ten percent from January 1, 2023, Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) told a press conference on Wednesday, noting that subsequently, from September 2023, it will be 12 percent. They will receive a one-off bonus of €500 in the

Kremsky: Gas Reservers Won't Get Slovakia Through Winter

Kremsky: Gas Reservers Won't Get Slovakia Through Winter

Bratislava, July 12 (TASR) – Slovakia doesn’t have enough gas reserves to last through the whole winter season, contrary to what Economy Minister Richard Sulik claims (SaS), House Committee for Economic Affairs chairman Peter Kremsky (OLaNO) declared on Tuesday. The reserves have been growing, but it’s necessary to keep

SPP Already Has Enough Gas in Storage Tanks for Winter Season

SPP Already Has Enough Gas in Storage Tanks for Winter Season

Bratislava, July 12 (TASR) – Gas utility SPP now has a sufficient amount of natural gas in its storage tanks to provide for the next heating season, Economy Minister Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) and SPP general director Richard Prokypcak told a news conference on Tuesday, adding that along with

Korcok: Slovaks Can Make Phone Calls in EU at Domestic Prices for 10 More Years

Korcok: Slovaks Can Make Phone Calls in EU at Domestic Prices for 10 More Years

Bratislava, July 4 (TASR) – Slovaks can make calls and use mobile data in EU countries at domestic prices for the next ten years, Foreign Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok (a SaS nominee) said on Monday. Originally, ‘roaming at domestic prices’ should have ended this June. “Membership of the European Union brings

€120 mn Earmarked from Recovery Plan to Restore Public and Historical Buildings

€120 mn Earmarked from Recovery Plan to Restore Public and Historical Buildings

Bratislava, July 1 (TASR) – €120 million will be used for the restoration of public, historical and heritage-protected buildings from the recovery plan, namely from the call announced on June 30, Transport and Construction Minister Andrej Dolezal (a ‘We Are Family’ nominee) said on Friday, with Transport and Construction Ministry State