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Share of Slovak Groceries on Shelves Still Below 40 percent in 2016

Share of Slovak Groceries on Shelves Still Below 40 percent in 2016

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Slovak foodstuffs accounted for 39.91 percent of grocery items on the shelves of retail chains in Slovakia late last year, TASR learnt from a survey that the Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK) carried out in November. “It needs to be said that we’re

House Committee Slaps Fine on Danko for Property Disclosure Omission

House Committee Slaps Fine on Danko for Property Disclosure Omission

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman and leader of the Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko has acted in contravention of the Conflict of Interests Act by failing to include ‘claims against a third party’ in his property disclosure for 2015, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The omission concerned Danko’s

Kazimir in Cuba Discussing Slovak Investments in Energy Sector

Kazimir in Cuba Discussing Slovak Investments in Energy Sector

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Finance Minister Peter Kazimir (Smer-SD) is holding a series of talks with representatives of the Cuban Government in the country’s capital of Havana to strengthen cooperation between both countries, TASR learnt from the Finance Ministry press department on Tuesday. Kazimir first met Cuban Council of

Lyra Chocolate in Nitra to Cooperate with Shuar Indian Tribe

Lyra Chocolate in Nitra to Cooperate with Shuar Indian Tribe

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – The Nitra-based chocolate manufacturer Lyra Chocolate will cooperate with an Ecuadorian Indian tribe called Shuar, which is based in Ecuador’s Taisha region, as the company’s representative Karol Styblo signed a cooperation agreement with a representative of the tribe on Monday (February 6). “It’s

Loss at US Court Might Complicate Slovakia's Position in Talc Arbitration

Loss at US Court Might Complicate Slovakia's Position in Talc Arbitration

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – American investigation authorities are examining reasons for arbitration between a company called EuroGas and the Slovak Republic concerning the allegedly illegal withdrawal of a licence for talc mining in Gemerska Poloma (Kosice region). The court of the State of Utah in Salt Lake City is currently

SNS Staying in Coalition and Will Search for Solutions in Energy Sector

SNS Staying in Coalition and Will Search for Solutions in Energy Sector

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – The Slovak National Party (SNS) will remain in the coalition and seek solutions to issues that have emerged in the energy sector recently, stated SNS leader and Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko after the party’s presidium session on Monday. Danko added that the SNS presidium authorised

Fico: Energy Prices to Return to 2016 Levels across Slovakia

Fico: Energy Prices to Return to 2016 Levels across Slovakia

Bratislava, February 6 (TASR) – Electricity will make a U-turn back to the level seen in 2016 for the whole of Slovakia, said Prime Minister Robert Fico and Economy Minister Peter Ziga (both Smer-SD) following their talks with representatives of power utilities and the Office for Regulation of Network Industries (URSO)