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Court Bans Collecting Penalties from Nurses for Withdrawing Notices

Court Bans Collecting Penalties from Nurses for Withdrawing Notices

Kosice, January 29 (TASR) – The Nurses and Midwives Trade Union can’t claim penalties amounting to €3,300 per individual from nurses who’ve withdrawn their resignations submitted in a mass action at several Slovak hospitals until a court makes a final decision on the matter, Health Minister Viliam Cislak

Prochazka on Miskov's Billboard Offer: Smer Is Siet's Only Rival

Prochazka on Miskov's Billboard Offer: Smer Is Siet's Only Rival

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – Smer-SD is the only opponent of the Siet party, said Siet chairman Radoslav Prochazka in response to the SKOK party’s offer of 100 billboards to Siet in February if Prochazka states a clear yes or no to post-election cooperation with Smer-SD, said Prochazka on Friday

ISU Invites Draxler to Meeting to Discuss Teachers' Demands

ISU Invites Draxler to Meeting to Discuss Teachers' Demands

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU), which launched a full-blown strike on January 25, invited Education, Science, Research and Sport Minister Juraj Draxler by letter on Friday to talks about its demands at Novohradska Street School in Bratislava on February 1. According to ISU, the meeting is

SKOK Offers Siet 100 Billboards for Clear Answer on Coalition with Smer

SKOK Offers Siet 100 Billboards for Clear Answer on Coalition with Smer

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The SKOK party is offering the fellow extraparliamentary Siet (Network) party 100 billboards in February if Siet chairman Radoslav Prochazka will provide a clear yes or no to post-election cooperation with Smer-SD, SKOK chairman Juraj Miskov announced at a press conference on Friday. According to Miskov,

Prochazka: I Challenge Fico to TV Debate on RTVS

Prochazka: I Challenge Fico to TV Debate on RTVS

Zilina, January 29 (TASR) – Siet (Network) party leader Radoslav Prochazka at an extraordinary briefing in Zilina on Friday challenged Prime Minister Robert Fico to a face-to-face televised debate on public broadcaster Radio and Television of Slovakia (RTVS). “In the 18 months since the creation of Network, the chairman [Fico] of

Siet, OLaNO and SaS Join I'm Rattling for Change Initiative

Siet, OLaNO and SaS Join I'm Rattling for Change Initiative

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – A trio of political parties – Siet (Network), Ordinary People (OLaNO) and Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) – has committed itself to promoting anti-corruption measures called ‘I’m Rattling for Change’ [an allusion to the rattling of keys during the Velvet Revolution – ed. note]. The initiative was conceived by

Nurses: Health Care for One Million Patients in Peril as of February

Nurses: Health Care for One Million Patients in Peril as of February

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – A total of one million patients in Trnava, Zilina and Presov regions will be without proper health care as of next month following the mass resignations of nurses, head of the nurses trade union Monika Kavecka stated on Thursday. “If the health minister [Viliam Cislak] claims