The newly constructed D1-motorway bypass around Levoča, north east Slovakia, began charging tolls to lorry drivers as of Thursday even though it hasn't been opened as yet.
Prime Minister Robert Fico is leading the Slovak delegation at a European Council session in Brussels that is being held on October 15-16. The session is dedicated mainly to the issue of migration.
President Andrej Kiska confirmed the lowering of the value-added tax (VAT) rate on basic food with his signature. From early 2016, the VAT rate on all kinds of chilled meat, freshwater fish, milk, butter ...
The public finances deficit is estimated to equal 1.93 percent of GDP in 2016 and 0.42 percent of GDP in 2017, reads the 2016 Budgetary Plan Proposal drafted by the Finance Ministry and passed by the Government ...
Slovak soldiers in Afghanistan as part of the Resolute Support Mission will be given new tasks. They will be training technical staff of the Afghan National Army to handle Mi-17/171 helicopters.
The Education Ministry is gathering information on pupils, parents and teachers for the new Departmental Information System (RIS). So far they have information on more 910,000 people.
The European Commission claims that Slovakia is fulfilling preparatory steps for the relocation of 160,000 refugees based on quotas.
The emissions scam of Germany's Volkswagen begins to take its cruel toll also in Slovakia. The German group lost its reputation in the world. The car maker has announced annual investment cuts of 1 billion ...
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will travel to the Slovak Republic later this week, according to a press release from Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephanie Dujarric on Tuesday, October ...
Slovak President Andrej Kiska will travel to Berlin for a one-day visit concerning business links on Thursday (October 15), with the main aim being to search for opportunities for business cooperation ...
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