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Krajniak: Unemployment in May Rose Less Steeply than in April

Krajniak: Unemployment in May Rose Less Steeply than in April

Bratislava, June 7 (TASR) – Unemployment in May probably rose less steeply than in April, Labour Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) has stated, adding that there are no hard data at the moment, however. According to Krajniak, these developments were down to the state’s financial assistance to employers and

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 5.2 percent Y-o-Y in 1Q20

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Down by 5.2 percent Y-o-Y in 1Q20

Bratislava, June 5 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP output posted a fall of 3.7 percent year-on-year in fixed prices in the first quarter of 2020 – the first drop after ten years of continuous growth, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. After seasonal adjustments, GDP in 1Q20 fell by 5.2

Police Detain Suspect of Environmental Crimes Regarding D4/R7 Bypass

Police Detain Suspect of Environmental Crimes Regarding D4/R7 Bypass

Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) – The police on Friday detained a person suspected of environmental crimes related to the construction of the Bratislava D4/R7 bypass, TASR was told by Bratislava regional police spokesperson Veronika Martiniakova on the same day. TV Markiza reported that the detained person is general director of

Civilian Flights Might Be Resumed with Certain Restrictions as of Friday

Civilian Flights Might Be Resumed with Certain Restrictions as of Friday

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Civilian flights might be resumed with certain limits as of Friday (May 29), as the Transport Ministry has prepared a proposal to that effect, TASR learnt from its communications department on Thursday. However, the final say is in the hands of the central Crisis Management Team.

Remisova: We're Simplifying EU Fund Management

Remisova: We're Simplifying EU Fund Management

Bratislava, May 27 (TASR) – The state is simplifying the management of EU funds, and Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Veronika Remisova (For the People) stated that her office has identified four basic problems as to why EU funds are poorly drawn, TASR learnt on Wednesday. According to Remisova, these problems

Remisova: No One in State Administration Knows about All IT Systems

Remisova: No One in State Administration Knows about All IT Systems

Bratislava, May 26 (TASR) – There isn’t a single person in state administration who can imagine what IT systems exist in individual ministries, what electronic services are available to people, how many of them they actually use and what their costs are, Vice-premier for Investments and Informatisation Veronika Remisova (For

Construction of Slovak-Polish Gas Link Stops as Constructor Leaves Site

Construction of Slovak-Polish Gas Link Stops as Constructor Leaves Site

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – The construction of a Slovak-Polish gas pipeline link has come to a halt on the Slovak side less than two years after the work was launched, as one of the three constructors has left the site, and the investor, Slovak semi-state company Eustream, has been unable