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Premier: Gov't to Organise Round Table with Agro Sector on VAT on Foodstuffs

Premier: Gov't to Organise Round Table with Agro Sector on VAT on Foodstuffs

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) - In order to apply consistently the reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate on basic foodstuffs, the government will organise a round table with other partners of the agriculture-food vertical, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday at a briefing following a meeting with representatives of retail

Premier: Cabinet to Be as Accommodating as Possible in Compensations

Premier: Cabinet to Be as Accommodating as Possible in Compensations

Bratislava, September 16 (TASR) - The government will be as accommodating as possible to regional and local authorities in terms of financial compensations after the floods and it will respond to the situation with "specific financial decisions", Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said following an extraordinary cabinet meeting

Premier Planning Several Foreign Trips, Next One Scheduled for South Korea

Premier Planning Several Foreign Trips, Next One Scheduled for South Korea

Bratislava, August 22 (TASR) - I'm planning a number of foreign trips aimed at economic cooperation in the coming months, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after signing a Declaration on the Development of Societal Dialogue in Slovakia on Thursday. The premier is expected to travel to South

NDS Announces Tender for Turany-Hubova Motorway Section

NDS Announces Tender for Turany-Hubova Motorway Section

The National Highway Company on Monday announced a tender for the Turany-Hubova stretch (Zilina region) of the D1 motorway section, Transport Minister Jozef Raz (a Smer-SD nominee) told a news conference on the same day.

Blanar: Stopping Oil Transport Violation of Association Agreement, EC Must Act

Blanar: Stopping Oil Transport Violation of Association Agreement, EC Must Act

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) - Ukrainian measures related to the stopping of the transport of oil from Russia to Slovakia and Hungary violate the provisions of the association agreement between the European Union (EU) and Ukraine, Foreign and European Affairs Minister Juraj Blanar (Smer-SD) stated on Monday. Together with his

NBS: Slovakia Faces Many Challenges, One of Biggest Is Ageing Population

NBS: Slovakia Faces Many Challenges, One of Biggest Is Ageing Population

Bratislava, July 19 (TASR) - Education and talent development, modernisation of health care, the ability to cope with the impacts of climate change - these are some of the biggest challenges Slovakia has ahead of it, Slovakia's central bank (NBS) governor Peter Kazimir pointed out in connection with

ZTS-Special in Dubnica Has New Line for Drilling Barrels for Artillery Systems

ZTS-Special in Dubnica Has New Line for Drilling Barrels for Artillery Systems

Dubnica nad Vahom, July 18 (TASR) - Defence Minister Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) in a ceremony at state-owned enterprise ZTS-Special in Dubnica nad Vahom (Trencin region) handed over a new technological line for drilling barrels, TASR learnt on Thursday. The new line is expected to completely restore the production of barrels