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Analysts: GDP Growth Early This Year Matched Expectations

Analysts: GDP Growth Early This Year Matched Expectations

Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economy kept up a pace of growth in the region of 3 percent early into this year, having benefited from the continued pick-up in foreign and domestic consumer demand, said UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak on Tuesday. Korsnak was speaking

People Killed in Attempts to Escape to Free Europe Honoured at Devin

People Killed in Attempts to Escape to Free Europe Honoured at Devin

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) – Devin is a place where we commemorate those who attempted to flee Czechoslovakia and live in a free Europe, said Slovak President Andrej Kiska at Devin on Monday. Kiska was speaking at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Freedom Gate Memorial below Devin Castle, where he and

Analysts: Inflation Should Accelerate Again after Slowdown in April

Analysts: Inflation Should Accelerate Again after Slowdown in April

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) – While inflation slowed down in April, it should resume a mild acceleration in May, TASR learnt from UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia analyst Lubomir Korsnak on Monday. The stats office announced earlier on Monday that consumer prices in Slovakia increased by 0.8 percent year-on-year

At Least Two Cities to Host Anti-corruption Marches on June 5

At Least Two Cities to Host Anti-corruption Marches on June 5

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – A march against corruption is set to take place in at least two Slovak cities on June 5, TASR learnt from its organisers on Tuesday. The protests are being organised by secondary-school students David Straka and Karolina Farska along with Comenius University students Tomas Popovic and

SOPK: Monaco Can Help Us Gain Toehold in Africa and Arab World

SOPK: Monaco Can Help Us Gain Toehold in Africa and Arab World

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – Despite being a very small market, Monaco is viewed as part of the EU’s market and it provides great scope for investors and exporters from Slovakia, especially towards northern Africa and Arab countries, Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SOPK) chairman Peter Mihok said at

Police Search for Man Who Robbed Bank at Gunpoint in Bratislava

Police Search for Man Who Robbed Bank at Gunpoint in Bratislava

Bratislava, April 30 (TASR) – Police are searching for a man who robbed a bank in the Aupark shopping mall in the Bratislava borough of Petrzalka on Saturday evening, TASR learnt from spokesperson for the Regional Police Corps Directorate Lucia Mihalikova on Sunday. The heist netted at least some €50,000

Fico: Funding of Foreign NGOs to Come under Scrutiny in Slovakia

Fico: Funding of Foreign NGOs to Come under Scrutiny in Slovakia

Brussels, April 29 (TASR-correspondent) – Recent events in Hungary concerning the Central European University (CEU) could be an inspiration for other European Union countries to reflect on their approach to foreign-funded non-governmental organisations, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said in Brussels on Saturday. Fico spoke after an extraordinary EU-27 summit that