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ZSSK Management to Compensate Passengers Out of Own Pocket

ZSSK Management to Compensate Passengers Out of Own Pocket

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Passengers who ended up stuck for more than five hours on trains without any lights or access to toilets in early September, following the tearing down of an overhead line close to Bratislava main station, will become beneficiaries of extraordinary compensation that goes beyond the scope

Financial Administration President Frantisek Imrecze Resigns from his Post

Financial Administration President Frantisek Imrecze Resigns from his Post

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – At the session of the parliamentary financial committee where he came to explain the scandal involving Chinese goods-related customs frauds on Wednesday, Financial Administration (tax office) president Frantisek Imrecze announced he will resign from his post. Imrecze said he made the decision to resign on Wednesday,

Opposition Assists in Passing Pension Age Caps to Round 2 in House

Opposition Assists in Passing Pension Age Caps to Round 2 in House

Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) – A Smer-SD-sponsored constitutional bill on introducing caps for pension age, which potentially wouldn’t be allowed to exceed 64, was passed to the second round of discussions in Parliament on Tuesday. The draft was backed by 93 MPs of 145 present, including some Opposition lawmakers, for

Kiska: Objective Is to Become Less Dependent on Russian Gas

Kiska: Objective Is to Become Less Dependent on Russian Gas

Bucharest, September 18 (TASR-correspondent) – Connecting Europe by roads and railways as well as by gas pipelines to further unite Europe as a whole was the main topic discussed at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. Slovak President Andrej Kiska, who

Mochovce: Nitra Councillors Demand Check at Nuclear Power Plant Completion

Mochovce: Nitra Councillors Demand Check at Nuclear Power Plant Completion

Mochovce, September 12 (TASR) – Nitra region councillors as well as MP Radoslav Pavelka (SaS) are demanding that a check be carried out at the completion of the Mochovce nuclear power plant (Nitra region), TASR learnt from a statement released on Wednesday, expressing concerns about the quality of construction work and

Imrecze: EC Not Claiming any Money from Us in Connection with Customs Frauds

Imrecze: EC Not Claiming any Money from Us in Connection with Customs Frauds

Bratislava, September 10 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) has not launched any proceedings against Slovakia and isn’t claiming any money from it, either; however, Slovakia is holding a discussion on the problem involving the so-called undervaluing of goods imported into the EU from countries outside Europe, head of the

Tax Office: No Obligation to Pay €302 mn to EU for China Imports

Tax Office: No Obligation to Pay €302 mn to EU for China Imports

Bratislava, September 8 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Financial Administration (tax office) rejects claims that Slovakia should pay €302 million into the EU budget due to customs fraud, the authority’s spokesperson Ivana Skokanova told TASR on Saturday. Skokanova was responding to information reported by Dennik N daily on Friday (September 7)