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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

Matovic: GDP Data for 2Q20 Surprising for Everyone But Us

Matovic: GDP Data for 2Q20 Surprising for Everyone But Us

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – Data on the gross domestic product (GDP) in Slovakia in the second quarter of 2020 were surprising perhaps for everyone, except for the governing coalition, said Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) at a press conference on Friday. Matovic said that the government achieved its goal to

Employees from High-risk Countries Will Have to Show Negative PCR Test

Employees from High-risk Countries Will Have to Show Negative PCR Test

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – Employers will probably be obliged to prevent employees who come from high-risk countries from entering all their premises and workplaces if they fail to show a negative PCR test for COVID-19 and confirmation that they have registered with the relevant regional public health authority, said Slovakia’

Ziga: Sulik Should Stop Sale of VSE Shares and Explain His Moves

Ziga: Sulik Should Stop Sale of VSE Shares and Explain His Moves

Nitra, August 5 (TASR) – Peter Ziga, a former economy minister and MP working for emerging party Voice-Social Democracy, has called on current head of the ministry Richard Sulik (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) to stop the sale of shares of electric utility Vychodoslovenska Energetika Holding (VSE), TASR learnt on Wednesday. Sulik

Presov: City Will Reimburse only Justified Costs for Works After Gas Explosion

Presov: City Will Reimburse only Justified Costs for Works After Gas Explosion

Presov, August 4 (TASR) – The city of Presov will reimburse the costs associated with rescue works following the gas explosion in a 12-storey apartment block on December 6, 2019 that claimed eight lives, the city administration said at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that the city will reimburse the

President Caputova Signs Changes in State Budget for This Year

President Caputova Signs Changes in State Budget for This Year

Bratislava, August 3 (TASR) – The state budget for this year is to be adjusted as President Zuzana Caputova signed on Monday an amendment to the law with changes adopted by Parliament at the beginning of July. MPs discussed the draft budget in fast-track legislative proceedings. The state deficit is set

Micovsky: State to Deploy Troops to Hunt Boars if Hunters Don't Step Up

Micovsky: State to Deploy Troops to Hunt Boars if Hunters Don't Step Up

Bratislava, July 29 (TASR) – The situation regarding the African swine fever virus (ASFV) in Slovakia is severe, which is why the Agriculture Ministry will adopt robust measures, Agriculture Minister Jan Micovsky (OLaNO) stated at a briefing on Wednesday, noting that tens of thousands of pigs are in danger. The ministry