Professional soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic and their closest family members will be able to travel by train for free across Slovakia. The new benefit stems from an agreement between the Ministry of Defence of the SR and the Slovak Railway Company (Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko), announced on November 9 by ministers Robert Kaliňák and Jozef Ráž. Trend ↗
The measure will expand the circle of people who can use train travel free of charge. The existing system of free transport mainly applied to students and other groups of the population. The specific conditions for using the benefit and the extent of the circle of closest family members were not further specified in the announcements. dennikn.sk ↗
Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák presented free travel as one of the new benefits for soldiers and their families. According to him, the ministry must provide adequate services and care to everyone who becomes part of the Ministry of Defence and the armed forces. SITA ↗
Transport Minister Jozef Ráž stated that the presence of soldiers on trains could also have a secondary security effect. According to the representatives of the ministries, the measure is meant to increase the accessibility of travel for members of the armed forces and their families. tnlive.sk (Markíza) ↗
At the same time, the Ministry of Defence is preparing a system of priority provision of healthcare for soldiers. Its aim is to shorten waiting times for examinations in hospitals. Details about how the system will work and the date of its introduction have not yet been disclosed. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
Soldiers and their families will travel by train for free
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Vojaci a ich najbližšia rodina môžu vlakmi cestovať zadarmo
domov.sme.sk
| 13:24 09.11.
Kaliňák predstavil nový benefit pre vojakov. Za cestu vlakom platiť nebudú, zadarmo sa odvezú aj ich rodiny
ta3.com
| 12:20 09.11.
Vojaci a ich najbližšia rodina budú môcť cestovať vlakmi zadarmo
STVR (Spravy)
| 12:18 09.11.
Vojaci a ich najbližší rodinní príslušníci budú vlakmi cestovať bezplatne. Dohodli sa na tom Ráž s Kaliňákom
Refresher.sk
| 12:16 09.11.
Vojaci a ich rodinní príslušníci môžu vlakmi cestovať bezplatne
teraz.sk
| 12:09 09.11.
Novinka: Títo zamestnanci štátu a ich najbližšia rodina môžu vlakmi cestovať zadarmo
Nový Čas
| 11:19 09.11.
Bezplatné cestovanie vlakmi sa rozšíri. Zadarmo sa odvezú aj vojaci s rodinami
Trend
| 11:25 09.11.
Kaliňák a Ráž ohlásili vlakový benefit: Táto skupina Slovákov s ich najbližšími bude cestovať zadarmo
interez.sk
| 12:10 09.11.
Bezplatné cesty vlakom aj kratšia čakacia doba v nemocniciach. Vojaci a ich rodiny dostanú nové benefity
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 14:42 09.11.
Vlaky zadarmo pre vojakov a ich rodiny, podľa Smeru tým posilnia aj bezpečnosť
dennikn.sk
| 14:09 09.11.
Bezplatné cesty vlakom aj kratšia čakacia doba v nemocniciach. Vojaci a ich rodiny dostanú nové benefity
tnlive.sk (Markíza)
| 13:18 09.11.
Vlaky zadarmo a vyšetrenia bez dlhého čakania. Kaliňák predstavil nové výhody, nárok nebudú mať len vojaci
ekonomika.pravda.sk
| 11:45 09.11.
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