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UniCredit Bank: Egg Crisis Hits Europe, Prices to Continue Surging

UniCredit Bank: Egg Crisis Hits Europe, Prices to Continue Surging

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – Following what has been dubbed as a ‘butter crisis’, involving the product’s scarcity on the market and subsequently high prices, an egg crisis appears to have arrived recently in Slovakia and the EU as a whole, with the prices of eggs likely due to continue

SaS: Tests on Dual Quality Standards in Food Manipulated

SaS: Tests on Dual Quality Standards in Food Manipulated

Bratislava, November 21 (TASR) – Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) with her fight against the alleged dual quality standards in food used by large producers in old and new EU-member countries is damaging the good name of these companies, Opposition Freedom and Solidarity

Matecna: Very Difficult to Say When Double Food Standards Will Disappear

Matecna: Very Difficult to Say When Double Food Standards Will Disappear

The question of how long double standards in food (and goods) quality will exist on the market is difficult to answer, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on RTVS’s political discussion programme ‘O pat minut dvanast’ (Five Minutes to Twelve) on

New Tests Confirm Double Quality of Food in Slovakia and Austria

New Tests Confirm Double Quality of Food in Slovakia and Austria

Bratislava, October 2 (TASR) – New comparative food tests in Slovakia and Austria have confirmed differences in quality of products sold under identical names and brands, Slovak Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) said at a press conference on Monday. The announcement was accompanied

'Stupavske Zele' Added to EU's Protected Designation of Origin Category

'Stupavske Zele' Added to EU's Protected Designation of Origin Category

Stupava, September 30 (TASR) – Representatives of the Stupava-based Mast Food Association along with Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Saturday made the first ‘Stupavske zele'(sauerkraut produced in Stupava) a ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (PDO) as part of the traditional ‘Dni

15,000 Cows in Slovakia Offered for Adoption, Children Can Also Apply

15,000 Cows in Slovakia Offered for Adoption, Children Can Also Apply

Banovce nad Bebravou, September 16 (TASR) – Anyone will be able to become an ‘adoptive parent’ of a cow from 58 farms in Slovakia under a project called Dairy Fund financed by milk producers and milk processing companies, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee)

Matecna Lambasts Netherlands for Late Reporting on Fipronil

Matecna Lambasts Netherlands for Late Reporting on Fipronil

Tallin, September 5 (TASR) – Slovak Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS) nominee at an informal meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Tallin on Tuesday lambasted the Netherlands for its failure to report promptly the fipronil scandal concerning eggs and chicken. “It’s a crime.