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Slovakia and Slovenia Should Co-operate Against Crisis
March 16, 2010.
Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic on Sunday afternoon began his three-day official visit to Slovenia. On the second day his visit he attended a bilateral business forum where he called for more co-operation between economic representatives and entrepreneurs of the two countries against the global economic crisis.
According to the president Slovakia is interested in co-operation with Slovenia in areas like electrical-engineering and energy industries.
Slovakia Can Lose €216 Million Over Emission Quotas Scandal
March 12, 2010.
The Slovak emission quotas scandal can drag on and on, and without immediate legal steps being taken Slovakia could lose at least €216 million, said Rainer K. Wachter, the director of Vienna branch of the American law firm Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP on Thursday.
Slovakia sold 15 million tons of CO2 emissions for €5.05 per ton, while the usual European price is more then twice bigger. Interblue is under the contract entitled to buy a further 35 million tons.
Slovak Freight Transporters Protest Against Problems in New Road Tolling System
January 11, 2010.
By blocking important roads with their lorries, Slovak carriers wanted to express their discontent over the running of the newly-introduced tolling system. Last week, the protest evoked traffic jams in major cities over Slovakia.Lorries Stuck in Kilometers Long Jams at Slovakia's Border Crossing Points
January 5, 2010.
The number of lorries stuck on the border crossing points to Slovakia is increasing. The problems caused by introductions of new Slovak electronic road toll system.
Union of Slovak Motor Carriers: New Road-Toll System Not Ready
January 2, 2010.
"The new electronic road-toll system is not ready," stated the Union of Slovak Motor Carriers (UNAS). As much as the operator SkyToll claims that the system has been launched and works perfectly, transport companies disagree with that.
According to UNAS, 20 Turkish truck drivers couldn't secure a board unit anywhere in Slovakia while passing through. From Trstena to Ruzomberok (both in Zilina region), the drivers couldn't get a single working board unit. They were told the system had crashed and the registration is not possible.
Minimum Monthly Wage in Slovakia Rose to €307.70
January 1, 2010.
The minimum wage in Slovakia rose by 4.1 percent to €307.70 per month as of January 1, in line with a Government decision from October.
The Slovak Labour Ministry originally planned to increase the minimum wage of €295.5 per month by 8.1 percent as proposed by the unions. The Tripartite partners have met to negotiate the issue several times since August, but were unable to reach agreement, and the Government decided to set the increase at 4.1 percent.
New Electronic Toll System Started in Slovakia
January 1, 2010.
The Slovak Republic changes the system of charging the road infrastructure from highway stickers to the electronic toll collection system. The new electronic tolling system put into operation at midnight on 1st January 2010.
Slovenia to Host ACER Energy Agency, Slovakia Failed
December 7, 2009.The new seat of the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) will be in Slovenia's capital Ljubljana, EU energy ministers decided at their meeting in Brussels on Sunday. Slovenia won by receiving 15 votes, Slovakia failed getting the second place with 11 votes.
Average Monthly Wage in Selected Branches of Slovak Economy in 2009 (2nd quarter)
November 11, 2009.
Over the second quarter of 2009, the average nominal monthly wage in economy of the Slovak republic was EUR 732,50. Compared with the corresponding period of previous year, the average nominal monthly wage increased by 2,8 %, while the real average monthly wage increased by 0,5 %.Slovakia Has One of the Highest Long-term Unemployment in EU
November 10, 2009.
The Slovak labour market is battling the problem of long-term joblessness, which probably will not fall until at least 2012. It's a long-standing problem in Slovak economy. For a long time Slovakia is among the countries with the highest long-term unemployment in the European Union.