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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

Unions Walk Out of Tripartite Talks due to Move by Labour Minister

Unions Walk Out of Tripartite Talks due to Move by Labour Minister

Bratislava, August 24 (TASR) – The Trade Union Confederation (KOZ) quit a tripartite meeting on Monday and suspended social dialogue, KOZ President Marian Magdosko told a news conference held on the same day. This came in response to a move by Labour Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family), who during the

Pellegrini's Voice-SD: It's Perverse to Rejoice at Worst GDP Slump Ever

Pellegrini's Voice-SD: It's Perverse to Rejoice at Worst GDP Slump Ever

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – It’s perverse to rejoice at the worst-ever quarterly slump of Slovakia’s economy as Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) is doing, stated former prime minister Peter Pellegrini’s emerging party Voice-Social Democracy on Friday. “By using demagogy, he’s attempting to make the public believe