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Agriculture Ministry to Support Growing of Elderberries and Apple Roses

Agriculture Ministry to Support Growing of Elderberries and Apple Roses

Bratislava, February 15 (TASR) – The Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry is expanding support for farmers that cultivate somewhat unusual plants, such as strawberries, hazelnuts, elderberries and apple roses, the ministry’s press department director Vladimir Machalik announced on Wednesday. The move is part of the Agriculture Ministry’s efforts to

Stats Office: Consumer Prices Up by 0.7 percent Y-o-Y in January

Stats Office: Consumer Prices Up by 0.7 percent Y-o-Y in January

Bratislava, February 15 (TASR) – Consumer prices in Slovakia increased by 0.7 percent year-on-year in January, the Slovak Statistics Office announced on Wednesday. Prices increased y-o-y in the following categories in January: in transport – by 4.9 percent; in health care – 4.6 percent; in alcoholic beverages and tobacco, and

Alpine World Ski Championships: Slovakia Takes Home Silver Medal

Alpine World Ski Championships: Slovakia Takes Home Silver Medal

St. Moritz, February 13 (TASR) – A Slovak quartet on Tuesday won a silver medal at the 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships in the national team competition held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Second place was secured by Veronika Velez-Zuzulova, Petra Vlhova, Matej Falat and Andreas Zampa. In the team event final,

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.

Matovic Brings Pictures to Parliament, Session on Fico Interrupted

Matovic Brings Pictures to Parliament, Session on Fico Interrupted

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – The extraordinary parliamentary session with the no-confidence motion in Prime Minister Robert Fico on the agenda was interrupted shortly after it was opened on Tuesday afternoon, as opposition OLaNO-NOVA leader Igor Matovic tried to present pictures, a move deemed by Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko (Slovak National

Matecna: Same Foodstuffs in Slovakia and Austria Have Different Quality

Matecna: Same Foodstuffs in Slovakia and Austria Have Different Quality

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – Laboratory tests have confirmed that the quality of almost half of the same products manufactured by supranational producers is better in Austria than in Slovakia, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a news conference held on Tuesday with

Statistics Office: Slovakia's GDP Up by 3.1 percent Y-o-Y in 4Q16

Statistics Office: Slovakia's GDP Up by 3.1 percent Y-o-Y in 4Q16

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP in the fourth quarter of 2016 increased by 3.1 percent on an annual basis, according to a preliminary estimate released by the Statistics Office on Tuesday. Seasonally adjusted GDP was up by 2.9 percent year-on-year, while the quarter-on-quarter increase amounted to