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Kazimir: European Commission's Prognosis Positive for Slovakia

Kazimir: European Commission's Prognosis Positive for Slovakia

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – The European Commission’s latest (spring) prognosis for Slovakia is very positive, said Finance Minister Peter Kazimir on Tuesday, noting that Slovakia’s actual economic growth in the next few years could be even higher. According to the Commission, Slovakia’s GDP should rise by 3.

President Kiska Commemorates Death of Stefanik

President Kiska Commemorates Death of Stefanik

Ivanka pri Dunaji, May 3 (TASR) – A ceremony marking the 97th anniversary of the tragic death of General Milan Rastislav Stefanik (1880-1919) took place in Ivanka pri Dunaji (Senec district, Bratislava region) on Tuesday, with President Andrej Kiska and Defence Minister Peter Gajdos (an SNS nominee) present, TASR learnt on

President Inks Competency Act, Boosting Pellegrini's Powers

President Inks Competency Act, Boosting Pellegrini's Powers

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Vice-premier for Investments Peter Pellegrini will be given new powers for governing, coordinating and supervising EU Funds and will become the head of a new body responsible for Brussels’s Informatisation of Society programme in Slovakia, according to the new Competency Act that was signed by

PKS: Only 39 percent of Food in Retail Chains Is from Slovakia

PKS: Only 39 percent of Food in Retail Chains Is from Slovakia

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – According to research by GfK Slovakia that was commissioned by the Slovak Food Chamber (PKS), only 39 percent of the food on the shelves of retail chains in Slovakia actually comes from domestic sources, a year-on-year decrease of 1 percentage point, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The

President Kiska Meets Two Slovak Women with Prestigious Awards

President Kiska Meets Two Slovak Women with Prestigious Awards

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – If people act out of conviction and from the heart, they can produce positive results, President Andrej Kiska told journalists at his office when receiving two Slovaks – Zuzana Caputova and Zuzana Stevulova – who recently received awards abroad for their work, TASR learnt on Monday. Caputova received

Amazon Slovakia to Hire New Staff for Its Virtual Contact Centre

Amazon Slovakia to Hire New Staff for Its Virtual Contact Centre

Amazon will create 30 new jobs in Slovakia by strengthening its currently 300-strong sales support team, Amazon Slovakia HR manager Petra Furbeckova told TASR on Monday, adding that the new posts concern a Virtual Contact Centre that will enable employees to work from home. This will allow people living in

Parliamentary Chair Danko Released from Hospital

Parliamentary Chair Danko Released from Hospital

Bratislava, May 2 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko, who underwent stomach surgery on April 25, was released from the National Oncology Institute (NOU) in Bratislava on Monday in order to receive assisted care at home, NOU spokesperson Viktoria Vasilenkova told TASR on the same