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Pellegrini Shares Slovakia's Experience from Presidency with Estonia

Pellegrini Shares Slovakia's Experience from Presidency with Estonia

Tallinn, May 16 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia’s experience from its first presidency of the Council of the EU in the second half of 2016 as well as the construction of infrastructure were among the main topics of a meeting between Slovak Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Informatisation Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)

Kiska: We Support Georgia's Bid to Acquire NATO Membership

Kiska: We Support Georgia's Bid to Acquire NATO Membership

Bratislava, May 15 (TASR) – Slovakia fully supports Georgia’s initiative to become a member of NATO, stated Slovak President Andrej Kiska after meeting his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margavelasvili in Bratislava on Monday. The Georgian president is on a two-day visit to Slovakia. Margavelasvili noted that relations between various countries are

Pilot Project for School Buses Launched in Slovakia

Pilot Project for School Buses Launched in Slovakia

Bratislava/Dobrohost, May 15 (TASR) – A school bus hit the road in Slovakia on Monday, offering pupils free transport to a local primary school in Bratislava’s borough of Rusovce on the Vojka-Bodiky-Dobrohost-Rusovce route (Trnava and Bratislava regions), TASR learnt on Monday. The school bus pilot project, which will run

Stats Office: Nominal Salary in Industry Up 4.4% Y-o-Y to €1,033 in March

Stats Office: Nominal Salary in Industry Up 4.4% Y-o-Y to €1,033 in March

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – The average nominal monthly salary posted the highest annual rise in March in restaurants and pubs, increasing by 9.2 percent to €426, TASR learnt from figures that the Stats Office released on Friday. Other year-on-year increases in nominal salaries were in retail – by 6.3

Fico: I Expect NGOs to Help Combating Corruption Thanks to EU Funds

Fico: I Expect NGOs to Help Combating Corruption Thanks to EU Funds

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – The European Union will support the development of civil society in Slovakia with the sum of €15 million, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Thursday, adding that he expects non-governmental organisations to come up with projects that will help the current Government in fighting corruption.

Matecna: 'Stupavske Zele' Receives Protected Designation of Origin

Matecna: 'Stupavske Zele' Receives Protected Designation of Origin

Stupava, May 11 (TASR) – Sauerkraut produced in Stupava (Bratislava region) – the so-called Stupavske zele – has obtained the EU’s protected designation of origin (PDO), Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told the media while in the part of Stupava called Mast, which is

Fico: Quality of Cooperation between Gov't and ZMOS Exceptionally High

Fico: Quality of Cooperation between Gov't and ZMOS Exceptionally High

Bratislava, May 9 (TASR) – Cooperation between the Slovak Government and the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) is of excellent quality, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after meeting ZMOS chairman Michal Sykora and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Tuesday. “This