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Ministry Has No Doubts about Transparency of Bratislava Bypass Project

Ministry Has No Doubts about Transparency of Bratislava Bypass Project

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – The Transport and Construction Ministry has no doubts regarding the transparency and quality of the Bratislava road bypass project as a whole, the ministry’s communications department told TASR on Monday. The ministry also pledged its “readiness at all times to answer all enquiries concerning this

SaS Files Criminal Complaint over Energy Bills

SaS Files Criminal Complaint over Energy Bills

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) MPs Jozef Rajtar, Jana Kissova and Karol Galek submitted a criminal complaint with the Prosecutor-General’s Office on Friday over energy bills amidst the recent controversy surrounding higher energy charges as of January, TASR learnt later in the day. “We’re filing

Ministry: Law against Puppy Farms to Affect Honest Breeders

Ministry: Law against Puppy Farms to Affect Honest Breeders

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – A law approved by Parliament with the aim of clamping down on puppy farms will have serious ramifications for honest dog breeders and state employees – while puppy farms will be spared, said the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry on Friday. The ministry was reacting to a

Slovakia and Czech Republic Ink Deal on Patrolling Airspace

Slovakia and Czech Republic Ink Deal on Patrolling Airspace

Brussels/Bratislava, February 15 (TASR-correspondent) – The Slovak and Czech defence ministers, Peter Gajdos and Martin Stropnicky, respectively, meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, inked an agreement between their two countries on the mutual protection of their airspace, TASR learnt on the same day. The signing of the agreement,

Analysts: Inflation Driven by Base Effect in Foodstuffs and Crude Oil

Analysts: Inflation Driven by Base Effect in Foodstuffs and Crude Oil

Bratislava, February 15 (TASR) – The pick-up in inflation in January was mainly propelled by the base effect in foodstuffs and fuels (crude oil), said UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak on Wednesday. Demand-pull inflation also gathered some momentum, whereas regulated prices continued to fall. The Slovak Statistics

Danko: Matovic Single-handedly Stymied Session, May Be Disciplined

Danko: Matovic Single-handedly Stymied Session, May Be Disciplined

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – OLaNO-NOVA party leader Igor Matovic single-handedly stymied an extraordinary parliamentary session debating a no-confidence motion in Prime Minister and Smer-SD chairman Robert Fico, and this may come with a fine, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko told a press conference on Tuesday.

Kiska: Thousands of Jobs Created in Kenya Due to Slovak Aid Projects

Kiska: Thousands of Jobs Created in Kenya Due to Slovak Aid Projects

Nairobi/Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – Over 100 development assistance projects have come into existence since Slovakia began to provide aid to Kenya [in 2004], said Slovak President Andrej Kiska after meeting Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and members of the country’s Government in Nairobi on Monday. “Several hundred [Slovak] volunteers