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US Experts and Teachers to Come to Slovakia under Simpler Rules

US Experts and Teachers to Come to Slovakia under Simpler Rules

Bratislava, September 7 (TASR) – Experts from various scientific spheres and teachers from the United States have been able since this summer to come to Slovakia more easily on no-fee non-immigrant visas, US Ambassador to Slovakia Adam Sterling announced on Wednesday at a ceremony marking the beginning of the new academic

Analyst: Robust Household Consumption Boosted Slovak GDP in 2Q17

Analyst: Robust Household Consumption Boosted Slovak GDP in 2Q17

Bratislava, September 5 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economy was boosted in the second quarter of 2017 mainly by household consumption, with the contribution of exports dropping also due to stagnation in the car sector, said UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak on Tuesday. As suggested earlier by figures

Matecna Lambasts Netherlands for Late Reporting on Fipronil

Matecna Lambasts Netherlands for Late Reporting on Fipronil

Tallin, September 5 (TASR) – Slovak Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS) nominee at an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Tallin on Tuesday lambasted the Netherlands for its failure to report promptly the fipronil scandal concerning eggs and chicken. “It’s a crime.

Hlina: Future Government Impossible without Christian Democrats

Hlina: Future Government Impossible without Christian Democrats

Bratislava, August 28 (TASR) – It won’t be possible to set up a future government without the currently extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH), who want to be part of an alternative to the current governing coalition, said KDH chairman Alojz Hlina at a press conference on Monday. Hlina believes that the

Association Aims to Introduce Traditional Regional Labels for Food Origin

Association Aims to Introduce Traditional Regional Labels for Food Origin

Nitra, August 25 (TASR) – A civic association called Strong Regions announced on Friday in Nitra region a pilot project entitled Regional Products for Our Shelves, aimed at supporting domestic producers and boosting the presence of regional food products in shops. According to Daniel Balko, one of the project coordinators, the

Biswajit Banerjee Becomes Slovak Finance Ministry's Chief Economist

Biswajit Banerjee Becomes Slovak Finance Ministry's Chief Economist

Bratislava, August 24 (TASR) – American economist Biswajit Banerjee has become the Slovak Finance Ministry’s chief economist, a post that was originally intended for the late chief of the Finance Ministry’s analytical institute Martin Filko, said Finance Minister Peter Kazimir at a press conference on Thursday. “We’re in

Tesco Opens Its Third-largest Logistics Centre in Gan

Tesco Opens Its Third-largest Logistics Centre in Gan

Gan, August 21 (TASR) – Tesco opened its third-largest logistics centre in the world and its largest in central Europe in the village of Gan near Galanta (Trnava region) on Monday, TASR learnt on the same day. The distribution centre, which covers 146,500 square metres, will provide jobs to 1,