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Fico and Archbishop of Bratislava Discuss Economy, Social Policy

Fico and Archbishop of Bratislava Discuss Economy, Social Policy

Bratislava, January 2 (TASR) – The Slovak economy fared extraordinarily well in 2016, we achieved record employment and a significant fall in the unemployment rate, while the issue of how to translate this even more into people’s living standards is what lies ahead for us, Prime Minister Robert Fico told

Kiska: 2017 Will Be Slovakia's Year of Truth

Kiska: 2017 Will Be Slovakia's Year of Truth

Bratislava, January 1 (TASR) – Slovakia is in a very good condition in terms of its economy at the beginning of 2017; but the question is whether it will be able to take advantage of these positive results, economic growth and the drop in unemployment in particular to provide better state

Sulik: If Kiska Becomes Premier, I'll Be First to Congratulate Him

Sulik: If Kiska Becomes Premier, I'll Be First to Congratulate Him

Bratislava, December 30 (TASR) – If a political party called Progressive Slovakia is set up with current President Andrej Kiska at the helm and if it wins a general election and Kiska becomes prime minister, I’ll be the first to congratulate Kiska on his victory, stated Freedom and Solidarity (SaS)

Hlina: Every Normal European Country Has Christian Democrats, That's Us

Hlina: Every Normal European Country Has Christian Democrats, That's Us

Bratislava, December 28 (TASR) – The non-parliamentary Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) belongs in Parliament, KDH chair Alojz Hlina has stated for TASR in an interview. “We’re Christian Democrats, and every normal country in Europe has its Christian Democrats. I still want to believe that we’re also a Western European

Fico: Lack of Labour Force One of Greatest Challenges in 2017

Fico: Lack of Labour Force One of Greatest Challenges in 2017

Piestany, December 27 (TASR) – Among the greatest challenges Slovakia will face in 2017 is a lack of labour, thinks Prime Minister Robert Fico. “Just some three-four years ago, we were making noises about unemployment being our worst problem, but now companies are literally shouting and demanding a fresh labour force.

SaS and OLaNO-NOVA Won't Form Shadow Cabinet

SaS and OLaNO-NOVA Won't Form Shadow Cabinet

Bratislava, December 27 (TASR) – Opposition parties Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and OLaNO-NOVA won’t form a shadow government after all, SaS leader Richard Sulik has confirmed for TASR. Back in the summer the two parties set up an Opposition Council and publicly stated that they might create a shadow cabinet.

Kollar: We Are Family Party Growing, Each Migrant Should Be Deported

Kollar: We Are Family Party Growing, Each Migrant Should Be Deported

Bratislava, December 22 (TASR) – The We Are Family party of millionaire Boris Kollar came into existence by renaming the purchased non-parliamentary party of Peter Marcek called Party of Slovak Citizens, as the original intention of registering a new political party failed during the verification of collected petition signatures by the