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Slovak economy in "very good condition" at beginning of 2017: Slovak president

Xinhua, January 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

Slovakia is in a very good condition in terms of its economy at the beginning of 2017, Slovak President Andrej Kiska said in his New Year's speech on Sunday.

The question is whether it will be able to take advantage of these positive results to provide better state services and a higher quality of life, the president said.

Kiska described the upcoming year as one of truth, as the country will see whether Slovak leaders can only speak about their good intentions or can also take action.

"Otherwise, the new year will hold up a merciless mirror to them," said Kiska.

This year will be important due to the fact that a plan for reforming education is about to be launched.

"Our top experts have prepared a good plan, and I'm very much in favor of such a large political agreement regarding a reform of education," stressed Kiska, adding that the entire education system has to adapt to a completely new era.

"In some areas we need more order, but we also need a plan that will gradually bring children in particular out of ignorance and poverty. There are enough small regional examples where things work all right. Now we have to transfer them to larger dimensions," pointed out Kiska. Endit