Financial Crisis
Slovak Government Approves Treaty on European Stabilisation Mechanism
February 1, 2012.
Slovakia will contribute €659.2 million to the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). The Slovak government approved the creation of ESM on Wednesday. To come into force the treaty must be ratified by Slovak Parliament and the president. Slovaks Perceive Unemployment as The Most Serious Social Problem
January 25, 2011.People in Slovakia see unemployment as the most crucial problem currently worrying the country. According to the results of a survey recently conducted by Slovak Public Affairs Institute (IVO), almost two-thirds of respondents (64%) consider the high jobless rate to be the most troublesome issue.
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.
