With effect from November 17, around 46% of the population has become eligible for free travel on subsidised train services, under a proposal endorsed by the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico on October 22. The provision is part of a €250m national economic stimulus package approved by the cabinet in June, which includes a series of measures to support rail-based public transport. Free second class travel is provided on all subsidised services run by the state-owned passenger operator ZSSK, and on the Bratislava - Dunajska Streda - Komarno regional services which have been operated by RegioJet since March 2012. The concession is available to children below 15 years of age, full-time students between 16 and 26 and retired, widowed or disabled pensioners over 62, totalling around 25 million people. The government has also ruled that free travel should be made available to retired people over 62 and students under 26 from any of the 28 EU member states
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