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Survey: Slovak Consumers Prefer Domestic Food

Survey: Slovak Consumers Prefer Domestic Food

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Almost 60 percent of consumers consider Slovak foodstuffs to be of better quality than imported food, citing freshness and more stringent checks as among the main reasons, according to a survey whose results were presented by Michal Feik of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry press

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in July Ahead of SaS and SNS

Poll: Smer Would Have Won Election in July Ahead of SaS and SNS

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Had a general election been held in mid-July, the governing Smer-SD party would have been voted by 26.4 percent of people, which is equivalent to 44 legislators in Parliament, TASR learnt from a poll carried out by Focus agency, which released the results on Wednesday.

Kocan: VsZP Meeting Recovery Plan; Some Delays Emerge

Kocan: VsZP Meeting Recovery Plan; Some Delays Emerge

Bratislava, July 25 (TASR) – The state-run health insurer Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (VsZP) is meeting its revival plan, stated VsZP head Miroslav Kocan at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday, admitting that not all measures of the plan are being implemented as planned, however. “We expect the economic result for

Unemployment Rate Down to 6.9 percent in June

Unemployment Rate Down to 6.9 percent in June

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 6.9 percent in June, down by 0.45 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.55 p.p. year-on-year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) general director Marian Valentovic announced at a press conference in

Some 100-tonne Rock Falls From Strecno Cliff in Zilina region

Some 100-tonne Rock Falls From Strecno Cliff in Zilina region

Strecno, July 19 (TASR) – An approximately 100-tonne chunk of rock tumbled off the cliff situated under Strecno Castle (Zilina region) and fell on the closed I/18 road that connects Martin and Zilina on Tuesday evening (July 18), project manager of the maintenance work aimed at strengthening the cliff face

Fico: We Might Restrict Supply of EU Products to Market Due to Dual Standards

Fico: We Might Restrict Supply of EU Products to Market Due to Dual Standards

Bratislava, July 18 (TASR) – The issue of double quality standards in food or in other products, such as washing powders, is gradually growing into a considerable international scandal, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a press conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. “I can’t accept it that citizens of

Reznik Resigns as TASR Head; Search for New General Director Begins

Reznik Resigns as TASR Head; Search for New General Director Begins

Bratislava, July 17 (TASR) – The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) will be headed on a temporary basis by TASR’s incumbent strategy director Vladimir Puchala, as the agency’s general director Jaroslav Reznik resigned from his post at a session of TASR’s board of directors on Monday.