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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

Kiska: All Political Parties Are Recipients of Teachers' Demands

Kiska: All Political Parties Are Recipients of Teachers' Demands

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska hosted representatives of the Slovak Teachers Initiative (ISU) at the Presidential Palace on Thursday. ISU declared a fully blown strike on Monday, January 25. Kiska said in his speech that all political parties running in the upcoming general election are the recipients of

Draxler: Some Teachers Might Not Have Seen Hikes on Their Payslips

Draxler: Some Teachers Might Not Have Seen Hikes on Their Payslips

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Some teachers might not have seen a 22-percent hike on their payslips that the Education, Science, research and Sport Ministry and Prime Minister Robert Fico talked about recently, as Juraj Draxler conceded on Wednesday. Speaking in a discussion organised by the initiative Enough, Let’s Not

Fico: Slovakia Ascendant on Corruption Index, But We're Not Happy Yet

Fico: Slovakia Ascendant on Corruption Index, But We're Not Happy Yet

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – Although Slovakia has seen improvement in its ranking of the corruption chart, the Government is far from satisfied because what’s important is to respond to sentiments and needs of people, Prime Minister Robert Fico said at a press briefing on Wednesday. Fico spoke in response

Kiska Meets Representatives of Three Civil Initiatives at Palace

Kiska Meets Representatives of Three Civil Initiatives at Palace

Bratislava, January 27 (TASR) – The Slovak economy is doing well, but there are areas that we need to improve, said President Andrej Kiska at a meeting with representatives of three civil initiatives – ‘We are Ringing for a Change’, ‘Enough’ and Slovensko.digital – at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. “I’m

Fico: We Look Teachers Straight in Eye, Ask for Understanding

Fico: We Look Teachers Straight in Eye, Ask for Understanding

Bratislava, January 26 (TASR) – The Slovak Government is looking teachers straight in the eye, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday in response to the ongoing teachers strike. Fico pointed out that in 2012-16 alone, teacher salaries saw a hike of 22 percent, representing the highest growth in public administration.