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Stricter Rules for Ski Resorts Take Effect as of Monday

Stricter Rules for Ski Resorts Take Effect as of Monday

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – Conditions for hotels, ski lifts and cable cars have been tightened as of Monday. Based on the regulation issued by the Public Health Authority (UVZ), a negative test result for novel coronavirus not older than 72 hours is required from visitors to ski resorts older than

Fico: Slovak Gov't Should Apologise to Poland & Hungary for Betrayal

Fico: Slovak Gov't Should Apologise to Poland & Hungary for Betrayal

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Hungary and Poland have succeeded in a ‘rule of law’ stand-off with the EU despite the Slovak Government’s betrayal, said former three-times Slovak prime minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press briefing on Thursday. He was reacting to concessions to Hungary and Poland after the

Sulik: Exaggerated Goals Concerning Emissions Will Harm Slovak Industry

Sulik: Exaggerated Goals Concerning Emissions Will Harm Slovak Industry

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – Attempts to force the EU to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even further are meaningless races and would harm Slovakia’s industry, Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) stated at a briefing on Thursday, explaining that the European economy produces only a small portion of global emissions and

House Approves State Budget for Next Year, Deficit Should Drop to 7.4%

House Approves State Budget for Next Year, Deficit Should Drop to 7.4%

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Parliament passed the law of the year, i.e. the draft state budget for next year, on Wednesday. Ninety-one of the 141 lawmakers present voted for the draft, while one refrained from voting and 49 MPs voted against. Along with the state budget draft for 2021,

Stats Office: Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Up to 7.2 percent in 3Q20

Stats Office: Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Up to 7.2 percent in 3Q20

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia rose to 7.2 percent in the third quarter of 2020 as a result of the COVID-related crisis, the Statistics Office announced on Friday. The number of people who were jobless in 3Q20 was 21.9 percent higher than in the

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 2.4 percent Y-o-Y in 3Q20

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 2.4 percent Y-o-Y in 3Q20

Bratislava, December 4 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP, measured in constant prices and without seasonal adjustments, fell by 2.4 percent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2020, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. The Stats Office has thus confirmed the figure from its quick estimate released in mid-November. Compared to

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Dolezal: Winter Ski Season in Slovakia Won't Open until Beginning of January

Bratislava, December 3 (TASR) – The winter ski season in Slovakia won’t open at least until the beginning of January, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) has posted on a social network, adding he has clear and fresh information from the expert consilium that it will recommend