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Slovakia Plans to Increase Recycling Rate to 55 percent by 2026

Slovakia Plans to Increase Recycling Rate to 55 percent by 2026

Bratislava, October 5 (TASR) – Slovakia plans to increase the proportion of municipal waste recycled from 39 percent to 50 percent, and it should even reach 55 percent by 2026, according to the national integrated reform plan called ‘A Modern and Successful Slovakia’ presented by the Finance Ministry at a news

Premier: Recovery Plan Already Being Discussed Publicly

Premier: Recovery Plan Already Being Discussed Publicly

The recovery plan is already being discussed publicly, Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said on RTVS’s talk show ‘Sobotne dialogy’ (Saturday Dialogues), adding that he assumes that the document, which leaked through the media to the public three weeks ago, is largely identical to the one called Modern and

Matovic Denies Merger of State Social- and Health-insurance Companies

Matovic Denies Merger of State Social- and Health-insurance Companies

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) at a news conference held at the Government Office on Thursday denied that state-run social-insurance company Socialna poistovna is set to merge with state-run health-insurance company Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP). “I’ve never said anything of the kind. I regret this

Trade Unions Protest in Kosice against Reduction of Wage and Social Standards

Trade Unions Protest in Kosice against Reduction of Wage and Social Standards

Kosice, September 17 (TASR) – A protest march for employees’ rights was organised by the Confederation of Trade Unions (KOZ) in Kosice on Thursday, TASR learnt on the same day. It was aimed against the proposed legislative intentions of the Government, behind which the unions see an effort to reduce the

Heger: FinMin Launches Public Contest for Financial Administration Chief

Heger: FinMin Launches Public Contest for Financial Administration Chief

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – The Finance Ministry is launching a public contest for the post of the Financial Administration (the tax and customs office) president, Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) announced at a news conference on Thursday. Heger invited conscientious and honest experts in this field to join the contest.

Stats Office: Slovakia Saw Trade-Balance Surplus of €332.7 mn in July

Stats Office: Slovakia Saw Trade-Balance Surplus of €332.7 mn in July

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – Slovakia posted a trade-balance surplus of €332.7 million in July 2020, according to preliminary data published by the Statistics Office on Tuesday. Although the surplus in July was lower than the one recorded in the previous month, it was the second best figure to be

Employers Required to Check Compliance with Quarantine as of September

Employers Required to Check Compliance with Quarantine as of September

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – As of September, employers will be obligated to check whether their employees who returned from red-zone countries went into mandatory 10-day quarantine concluded with a negative COVID-19 test or demand from them a certificate to confirm that they had crossed Slovakia’s state border more than