Volkswagen Slovakia Boosted Turnover by 6 percent to €12.5 billion in 2024
Volkswagen (VW) Slovakia, the biggest carmaker in the country, ended last year with sound results, company representatives told a news conference on Thursday.
Economy
Premier: Cabinet Wants to Help Most Households with Gas Prices via Targeted Help
Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) - The government wants to help 60-80 percent of households via targeted help with gas prices next year, which means that there will be significantly more households that will receive help than those that will not, stated Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) on Wednesday after a meeting
Takac: Cattle Culling in Plavecky Stvrtok to Start Probably on Wednesday
Cattle culling at a farm in the village of Plavecky Stvrtok in the district of Malacky, at which the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed on Sunday, will probably start on Wednesday (April 2), Agriculture Minister Richard Takac said following a crisis management team meeting.
Takac: EC Experts Confirmed Measures against Foot-and-Mouth Have Been Correct
European Commission (EC) experts have confirmed that the the measures that Slovakia has put in place to address foot-and-mouth disease have been correct, said Agriculture Minister Richard Takac following his meeting with EC experts on Thursday.
Gov't Okays Declaring Country-wide State of Emergency Due to Foot-and-Mouth
Bratislava, March 25 (TASR) - At its extraordinary session on Tuesday, the government approved the declaration of a state of emergency in response to foot-and-mouth disease covering the entire territory of Slovakia.
Premier Robert Fico had announced this intention at a news conference held before the session with Agriculture Minister
Government Approves over €1.5 million for Projects in Kysuce Area
Vysoka nad Kysucou, March 19 (TASR) - The cabinet has approved over €1.5 million for local governments and organisations operating in the Kysuce area (Zilina region), with almost €1.1 million to be used on projects by towns and villages in the districts of Cadca and Kysucke Nove Mesto.
Ministry Calls on Farmers to Adhere to Foot-and-mouth Disease-related Measures
Agriculture Minister Richard Takac and State Veterinary and Food Administration head Martin Chudy at a news conference in Presov on Friday called on the public and farmers to adhere to measures set out in connection with an occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease in neighbouring Hungary.