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School Unions Consider Possible Salary Increase to Be Acceptable Compromise

School Unions Consider Possible Salary Increase to Be Acceptable Compromise

Bratislava, February 25 (TASR) - The Council of the Education Trade Union considers a possible increase in the tariff salaries of all education employees to be an acceptable compromise, however, it criticises the proposal for non-tariff remuneration, trade union chairman Pavel Ondek told TASR after Tuesday's meeting of

President Pellegrini Awards State Honours to 18 Figures

President Pellegrini Awards State Honours to 18 Figures

Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) - President Peter Pellegrini honoured 18 figures of social, cultural and sporting life, including nine posthumously, at a ceremony that took place at the Slovak Philharmonic building in Bratislava on Saturday evening (January 11). The head of state awarded the Order of Ludovit Stur, First Class

Education Trade Union Declares Strike Alert on Tuesday

Education Trade Union Declares Strike Alert on Tuesday

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) - The Education Trade Union declared a strike alert on Tuesday in an effort to highlight persisting dissatisfaction with the financing of Slovak education and to confirm the determination of employees to push for the trade union's demands partly via coercive activities, including a

Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway

Bratislava Transport Museum Opens Exhibition to Mark 110 Years of Vienna Tramway

The Slovak Technical Museum - the Transport Museum in Bratislava on Thursday opened an exhibition to mark 110 years since the launch of the Vienna Tramway.

Drucker: Government-approved Education Package First Step of Changes

Drucker: Government-approved Education Package First Step of Changes

Bratislava, August 21 (TASR) - The approval of a package of school bills by the government is the first significant legislative step in the implementation of changes, Education Minister Tomas Drucker (Voice-SD) stated at a press conference on Wednesday, calling them a "velvet revolution in education". Drucker announced

SNP80: Caplovic: SNP Means a Lot for Modern Statehood and Democracy

SNP80: Caplovic: SNP Means a Lot for Modern Statehood and Democracy

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) - The Slovak National Uprising (SNP) means a lot for the modern Slovak statehood and democracy, because Slovakia joined the side of the victorious powers with this armed uprising, Military History Institute (VHU) director Miloslav Caplovic said on TASR TV on the occasion of the upcoming

SAV to Transform Campus at Patronka to Serve Both Scientists and Public

SAV to Transform Campus at Patronka to Serve Both Scientists and Public

The Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) intends to transform its campus in Bratislava's Patronka locality, SAV chairman Pavol Sajgalik told a news conference on Tuesday, adding that it should bring space for work, relaxation or communication to scientists from various branches.