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Matecna: Animal Breeding in Submontane Areas Deserves Support

Matecna: Animal Breeding in Submontane Areas Deserves Support

Mestecko, July 25 (TASR) – The Farm Cooperative (PD) Mestecko (small town) in the district of Puchov (Zilina region) can serve as a model for companies that make up the ‘skeleton’ of Slovakia’s agriculture and rural area and that deserve support and attention, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela

Kiska: Time for Government to Address Farmers' Demands

Kiska: Time for Government to Address Farmers' Demands

Bratislava, June 20 (TASR) – It’s high time that the Government started honestly and sensitively addressing the demands and problems of Slovak farmers, stated President Andrej Kiska on Wednesday after meeting a group of dissatisfied farmers that have organised a protest tractor ride from Michalovce (Kosice region) to Bratislava and

Opposition Collects Enough Votes for No-confidence Motion in Matecna

Opposition Collects Enough Votes for No-confidence Motion in Matecna

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) – Opposition parties Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), OLaNO and We Are Family have managed to collect enough signatures to initiate a no-confidence motion in Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee). The Opposition parties will deliver the signatures to Parliament’s

Matecna: We'll Revise Contracts for Supporting Non-farming Activities

Matecna: We'll Revise Contracts for Supporting Non-farming Activities

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – Contracts included in the call for EU-fund support for investment in the development of non-farming activities will be reassessed, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) told a news conference on Monday, adding that she doesn’t intend to resign

Matecna Likely to Face No-confidence Motion over Farmers' Subsidies

Matecna Likely to Face No-confidence Motion over Farmers' Subsidies

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) is likely to face a no-confidence motion in Parliament over her failures concerning agriculture subsidies, with the Opposition starting to collect signatures to this effect, stated the leaders of Opposition parties Freedom and

Slovak Farmers Uneasy about EU Budget for 2021-27

Slovak Farmers Uneasy about EU Budget for 2021-27

Bratislava, May 6 (TASR) – The Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) on Sunday voiced concerns about the draft of the EU budget for 2021-27, pointing to a 5-percent cut in funds for farming. According to SPPK spokesperson Jana Holeciova, much will also depend on specific allocations of farming funds for

SPPK: Farm Subsidies Make Foodstuffs Affordable

SPPK: Farm Subsidies Make Foodstuffs Affordable

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) – Farm subsidies aren’t provided solely in Slovakia, but also in other countries around the world, said Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK) chair Milan Semancik during his meeting with media on Tuesday. “Subsidies are provided in order to stabilise the incomes of farmers as such