Exports continue to thrive
Slovakia's foreign trade balance in October jumped to a surplus of more than half a billion euros, two and half times the surplus in the same month a year earlier.
Slovakia's foreign trade balance in October jumped to a surplus of more than half a billion euros, two and half times the surplus in the same month a year earlier.
The government of Robert Fico dismissed the advice of the European Commission when it announced it plans to close the Special Prosecutors Office, on Wednesday.
It is still not clear what the government of Robert Fico is planning to do with the Office of the Special Prosecutor.
The government has decided on a budget for next year. Total expenditures will go down by 0.5% of GDP, thanks to cuts in spending and higher revenues.
The government plans to redesign the Special Prosecutor’s Office, which deals with serious crime, most often corruption.
Peter Pellegrini, the Parliamentary Chair, informed that a special House session over missteps regarding the Expo Dubai 2020 exhibition could be held on Tuesday
The growth rate of the Slovak economy is expected to recover in the next two years after a slowdown this year.
The deposit system was introduced last year, buyers are charged a 15 eurocent deposit for beverage bottles and cans.
Just before the weekend, Prime Minister Robert Fico paid his first foreign visit to neighboring Czech Republic, as required by tradition.
The debate on a vote of no confidence in the Interior Minister continued this morning, after it was suspended Thursday.