The private health insurer Dovera has agreed to buy Union Health Insurance from Dutch insurance group Achmea. If approved by regulators, the transaction will reduce the number of health insurers operating in Slovakia’s public health insurance system from three to two. The two insurers will continue operating separately until the deal receives approval from the…
A new cafe at Slovakia’s busiest airport was supposed to mark a simple improvement for travellers: longer opening hours, more food options and a service available around the clock. The opening has drawn attention because of the group behind the new operator’s business history. The Craft Coffee Factory cafe began operating this summer at state-owned…
Around half of employees in Slovakia have very little information about their salary, with just a quarter being aware of the salary ranges between positions at the company they work for, while nearly no one has access to information about gaps in pay between men and women. This stems from a survey carried out by…
Ride-hailing platform Bolt has introduced a new airport transfer service at Kosice Airport, including Slovakia’s first self-service booking kiosk at an airport. The kiosk, located in the arrivals hall, allows passengers to book and pay for a ride without using a mobile app, internet connection or a charged phone. Users can enter their destination, select…
Wizz Air is adding three new routes from Bratislava, further expanding its network in Slovakia. From late October, the airline will begin flights to Agadir, Morocco; Hurghada, Egypt; and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. The additions will bring Wizz Air’s network from Slovakia to 35 destinations across 15 countries. The first flights will launch from…
Slovakia has entered the final stage of expanding the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant after operators began loading nuclear fuel into the facility’s fourth reactor, a milestone that will further increase the country’s reliance on nuclear energy. The state-owned nuclear regulator, the Nuclear Regulatory Authority, approved the reactor’s commissioning last week, clearing the way for Slovenske…
Porsche is considering relocating Cayenne SUV production from Slovakia to its Leipzig plant in Germany. The potential move, first reported by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), would increase utilisation at the Leipzig factory as Volkswagen Group pursues a broader restructuring programme. According to the newspaper, the transfer would depend on workers in Leipzig accepting lower…