Slovakia will have legislation on permanent kurzarbeit (short-time work). This follows from the draft law on support during short-time work tabled by the Labour Ministry, which the government approved on Wednesday and sent to Parliament for further discussion.
Economy Minister Richard Sulík (Freedom and Solidarity) stated on Wednesday that he is willing to take charge of the Health Ministry, claiming that he proposed to Prime Minister Igor Matovič (OĽaNO) to ...
The Government on Wednesday approved an amendment to the State Citizenship Act according to which Slovaks who acquire citizenship of another country will no longer have to be deprived of their Slovak c ...
The Slovak Government took economic steps worth a total of €4.6 billion, or 5.1 percent of GDP, in combating the coronavirus pandemic last year, with the biggest portion going to direct aid, according to a preliminary estimate published by the Finance Ministry's Financial Policy Institute on Monday.
The registered unemployment rate in Slovakia rose to 7.81% in January, increasing by 0.24 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.83 p.p. in yearly terms, the Labour, Social Affairs and the Fa ...
The European Commission has filed a lawsuit against Slovakia with the Court of Justice of the European Union for exceeding the limit for particulate matter and for the fact that the country has failed to adopt appropriate measures aimed at improving air quality.
The Republican Employers Union (RÚZ) strongly protests against the introduction of mandatory tests for lorry drivers entering Germany.
The rollout of vaccination against COVID-19 and the gradual easing of pandemic-related restrictions should enable Slovakia's economic growth to rebound quickly in the second half of this year, bringing ...
Slovakia's economy contracted by 5.8 percent in 2020, Finance Minister Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) reported on Wednesday. The fall in GDP was more moderate than expected, which is good news, said Heger, ascri ...
Both Slovakia's exports and imports rose more significantly on an annual basis in December than for any month since January 2019, with foreign trade posting a surplus in December for the first time sin ...
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