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Tourism in Slovakia Constantly Growing 4th Year in Row

Tourism in Slovakia Constantly Growing 4th Year in Row

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – More than 2.5 million tourists spent at least one night in Slovakia in the first half of 2018, up by almost 4 percent compared to the same period last year, TASR learnt from the Transport and Construction Ministry, which manages the tourism sector. According to

Trade Unions Have 135,000 Signatures for Retirement Age Referendum

Trade Unions Have 135,000 Signatures for Retirement Age Referendum

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – Trade unionists have managed to collect 135,000 signatures so far for a petition calling for a referendum on introducing retirement age caps, TASR learnt on Wednesday. The unions believe that they’ll have collected 350,000 signatures by the end of this year so that

Remisova: Fico's Proposal of Free Lunches for Schoolchildren Ill-advised

Remisova: Fico's Proposal of Free Lunches for Schoolchildren Ill-advised

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – Smer chairman Robert Fico’s proposal to introduce free-of-charge lunches for all final-year nursery and primary school children is ill-advised, as there are still a large number of schools in Slovakia without canteens and the motion also falls short in addressing food quality, said MP Veronika

Fico: Free Lunches for Pupils to Become Reality as of January 1, 2019

Fico: Free Lunches for Pupils to Become Reality as of January 1, 2019

Bratislava, September 4 (TASR) – Free lunches for all pupils of primary schools and last grades of nursery schools should become a reality as of January 1, 2019, Smer-SD leader Robert Fico told a news conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. This social measure supported by Smer-SD party will apply to about

Danko: Neither Employers Nor Unions Called Tourism Vouchers Bad Idea

Danko: Neither Employers Nor Unions Called Tourism Vouchers Bad Idea

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Neither representatives of employers at a meeting on Monday (August 27) nor representatives of trade unions at a meeting on Tuesday said that introducing recreational vouchers is a bad measure, said Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) after discussing recreational vouchers designed to support

Premier: Employing Foreigners in Slovakia Must Be Speeded Up

Premier: Employing Foreigners in Slovakia Must Be Speeded Up

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – Due to the shortage of labour in the country, Slovakia needs to adopt a number of measures in the area of the controlled import of labour, including a measure that will cut the time needed for companies to hire foreigners, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)

Danko: Recreational Vouchers Mandatory for Firms with 50+ Employees

Danko: Recreational Vouchers Mandatory for Firms with 50+ Employees

Bratislava, August 27 (TASR) – Recreational vouchers will be mandatory in the first stage of their introduction for firms employing more than 50 people, Parliamentary Chair Andrej Danko (Slovak National Party/SNS) announced on Monday after talks with Klub 500 and other representatives of employers. Designed to support tourism in Slovakia,