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Pellegrini: Anti-bureaucracy Law Will Save Time and Money

Pellegrini: Anti-bureaucracy Law Will Save Time and Money

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) on Friday thanked 128 MPs, including those from the Opposition, for supporting a bill aimed against bureaucracy (a draft law on measures to reduce administrative burdens by using public administration information systems) at its second reading, TASR learnt on Friday. Pellegrini

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Down to 5.42 percent in April

Unemployment Rate in Slovakia Down to 5.42 percent in April

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia in April stood at 5.42 percent, down by 0.13 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.32 p.p. year-on-year, TASR learnt from the latest data released by the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) on

Analyst: April 2018 Inflation Highest since Late 2012

Analyst: April 2018 Inflation Highest since Late 2012

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – Slovakia in April 2018 saw its highest level of year-on-year inflation since December 2012, UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak noted in a commentary on fresh data released by the Statistics Office. The Statistics Office earlier in the day reported that consumer prices

Matecna: We'll Revise Contracts for Supporting Non-farming Activities

Matecna: We'll Revise Contracts for Supporting Non-farming Activities

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – Contracts included in the call for EU-fund support for investment in the development of non-farming activities will be reassessed, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a news conference on Monday, adding that she doesn’t intend to resign

Austria Would Save €23 million on Slovaks Who Receive Family Allowances There

Austria Would Save €23 million on Slovaks Who Receive Family Allowances There

Bratislava, May 10 (TASR) – Austria would save on Slovaks because of lower family allowances more than one-third of the amount it pays Slovaks working in Austria, stated Labour Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD) at a meeting of the parliamentary EU committee. Until now, Austria has been paying €63.3 million to

Galek: Coal Mining in Upper Nitra Ineffective, Staff Pressed to Sign Petition

Galek: Coal Mining in Upper Nitra Ineffective, Staff Pressed to Sign Petition

Bratislava, May 7 (TASR) – Upper Nitra Mines Prievidza (HBP) mining company very probably forced its employees to sign a petition in favour of maintaining mining jobs in the Upper Nitra region following the decision of Trencin regional authority not to open another mining site in the region, stated Opposition Freedom

Slovak Farmers Uneasy about EU Budget for 2021-27

Slovak Farmers Uneasy about EU Budget for 2021-27

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – The Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) on Sunday voiced concerns about the draft of the EU budget for 2021-27, pointing to a 5-percent cut in funds for farming. According to SPPK spokesperson Jana Holeciova, much will also depend on specific allocations of farming funds for