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Kavecka: Presov Hospital Relying on Army to Replace Outgoing Nurses

Kavecka: Presov Hospital Relying on Army to Replace Outgoing Nurses

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The Health Ministry has summoned members of the Armed Forces in order to address the shortage of nurses at Presov’s J.A. Reimann Faculty Hospital, TASR learnt from head of the nurses trade union Monika Kavecka on Friday afternoon. “This decision proves that the Health

Teachers Rally in Banska Bystrica, Receive Endorsement from Handzus

Teachers Rally in Banska Bystrica, Receive Endorsement from Handzus

Banska Bystrica, January 29 (TASR) – Banska Bystrica’s SNP Square brimmed with teachers on Friday afternoon, with some 600-plus educators taking to the streets to shore up the calls of hundreds of teachers currently on strike for increased funding for the sector and a rise to what they see as

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– The Nurses and Midwives Trade Union can’t claim penalties amounting to €3,300 per individual from nurses who’ve withdrawn their resignations submitted in a mass action at several Slovak hospitals until a court makes a final decision on the matter, Health Minister Viliam Cislak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