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Danko Saddened by President Kiska's Veto of Recreational Vouchers

Danko Saddened by President Kiska's Veto of Recreational Vouchers

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) – Leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS) and House chair Andrej Danko is shocked by the decision of President Andrej Kiska, himself a native of High Tatras mountain range, to veto the recreational vouchers that are designed to bolster tourism and improve the situation of employees,

President Returns Holiday Vouchers to Parliament, Criticises Discrimination

President Returns Holiday Vouchers to Parliament, Criticises Discrimination

Bratislava, November 9 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska has vetoed an amendment to the Tourism Promotion Act as, according to him, the law discriminates against some employees in the entitlement to get a recreation contribution, TASR learnt on Friday. With his veto, the president does not argue against the introduction of

Slovakia Doesn't Have to Compensate Shareholder of Union ZP Health Insurer

Slovakia Doesn't Have to Compensate Shareholder of Union ZP Health Insurer

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – Slovakia has won a nearly-ten-year dispute with Achmea that concerned the ban on health insurance company profits as the German supreme court cancelled on Thursday the arbitration decision against Slovakia, meaning that Slovakia does not have to indemnify the shareholder of Union ZP health insurer, TASR

Average Slovak Spent €864 on Food and Non-alcoholic Drinks in 2017

Average Slovak Spent €864 on Food and Non-alcoholic Drinks in 2017

Bratislava, November 8 (TASR) – The average Slovak spent €864 on food and non-alcoholic beverages last year, with €784 used to buy food and the remaining €80 on non-alcoholic beverages, TASR learnt from Slovak Farming Collective (SFD) analyst Eva Sadovska on Thursday, who referred to data from the Statistics Office. Sadovska

Tripartite: Goal of Special Levy Bill Is Right, Not Its Tools

Tripartite: Goal of Special Levy Bill Is Right, Not Its Tools

Bratislava, November 5 (TASR) – Regarding the bill on introducing a special levy for retail chains, the social partners (the Government, employers and unions) agreed on the goal of the bill as such, but failed to agree on the measures that should lead to achieving this aim, TASR learnt on Monday.

KMV Gets Green Light to Assume PepsiCo in Slovakia, Czechia and Hungary

KMV Gets Green Light to Assume PepsiCo in Slovakia, Czechia and Hungary

Karlovy Vary, November 1 (TASR) – Karlovarske mineralni vody (KMV), a Czech-Italian company based in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad), has received a green light from the Czech, Slovak and Hungarian anti-monopoly regulators to assume the assets of the supranational company PepsiCo in the three countries, with the

SaS: Ersek Has Prepared Messy Privatisation of Bratislava Airport

SaS: Ersek Has Prepared Messy Privatisation of Bratislava Airport

Bratislava, October 31 (TASR) – Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) has prepared a messy privatisation of Bratislava airport, stated the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party on Wednesday, adding that Ersek is talking about renting out the airport, but rental for 30 years will in fact have the effects