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Chrenek: Slovakia Is Important Part of Europe

Chrenek: Slovakia Is Important Part of Europe

Bratislava, November 28 (TASR) – Differing views on the further development of the European Union (EU), criticism, but also positive features concerning the Union’s policies overwhelmed an HNClub Europe at Crossroads event organised by Hospodarske Noviny daily on Tuesday. “I think it was a very good discussion on specific issues,

URSO: Electricity Prices for Households to Go Up 2.71 Percent Next Year

URSO: Electricity Prices for Households to Go Up 2.71 Percent Next Year

Bratislava, November 28 (TASR) – Electricity prices for household end-users will go up 2.71 percent year-on-year on average as of January 1, 2018, head of the Office for Regulation of Network Industries (URSO) Lubomir Jahnatek told TASR on Tuesday. The gas price for households will increase by 0.38 percent

GEFCO Chief: Slovakia Could Feature Rail Terminal for New Silk Road

GEFCO Chief: Slovakia Could Feature Rail Terminal for New Silk Road

Bratislava, November 28 (TASR) – Slovakia could feature a transport terminal that would make up part of the Chinese One Belt One Road initiative, GEFCO managing board chairman Luc Nadal has told TASR. “China is promoting its initiative One Belt One Road, which is an update of the medieval Silk Road,

Opposition: Fico's Night Shift A Farce and Effort to Halt Falling Support

Opposition: Fico's Night Shift A Farce and Effort to Halt Falling Support

Bratislava, November 26 (TASR) – The Opposition, namely OLaNO, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) and the extra-parliamentary Christian Democrats (KDH), condemned the night shift that Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) did as a gesture of solidarity at the Lozorno Automobile Industrial Park on Saturday night, calling it cheap theatre, a farce and

Fico: Some Businesses Will Have Huge Aversion to Night Bonuses

Fico: Some Businesses Will Have Huge Aversion to Night Bonuses

Bratislava/Lozorno, November 26 (TASR) – I’m aware that the proposed hikes in night work bonuses will be met with huge resistance of some entrepreneurs in Slovakia, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) at a briefing on Sunday after doing an eight-hour night shift at the Lozorno Automobile Industrial Park

Kiska: Investment in Innovations, Start-ups and Education Necessary

Kiska: Investment in Innovations, Start-ups and Education Necessary

Mexico City, November 23 (TASR) – It’s necessary to focus on innovations, start-ups and education reform, as if people are really considered the most valuable part of society, it’s also necessary to invest in them, Slovak President Andrej Kiska said at a business forum in Mexico City, describing skilled

Fico: Important for Slovakia Not to Be Affected by Nord Stream 2 Project

Fico: Important for Slovakia Not to Be Affected by Nord Stream 2 Project

Bratislava, November 22 (TASR) – It’s vital for Slovakia not to be affected by the Nord Stream 2 project, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in his speech at a conference on saving energy and the possibilities of decentralised energy entitled ‘Modern Trends in European Energy’, which took place in