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Fico to Discuss Double-quality Food in Brussels on Thursday

Fico to Discuss Double-quality Food in Brussels on Thursday

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Double-quality food in old and new EU-member countries will be the topic of discussion between Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) and various EU officials in Brussels on Thursday, TASR learnt on Wednesday. Fico will also speak on behalf of the remaining countries of the Visegrad

Survey: Slovak Consumers Prefer Domestic Food

Survey: Slovak Consumers Prefer Domestic Food

Bratislava, July 26 (TASR) – Almost 60 percent of consumers consider Slovak foodstuffs to be of better quality than imported food, citing freshness and more stringent checks as among the main reasons, according to a survey whose results were presented by Michal Feik of the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry press

Jahnatek Aims to Open Up URSO to Public Eye

Jahnatek Aims to Open Up URSO to Public Eye

Bratislava, July 25 (TASR) – Newly anointed chairman of energy regulator URSO Lubomir Jahnatek said on Tuesday that he’s aiming to make his new office more open to the public, TASR learnt shortly after Jahnatek was installed in the role by Prime Minister Robert Fico on the same day. “I’

IFP: Motorways Not Panacea for Unemployment

IFP: Motorways Not Panacea for Unemployment

Bratislava, July 25 (TASR) – A highway can reduce the unemployment rate in a given district by 0.9-1.6 percentage points, the Finance Ministry’s Financial Policy Institute (IFP) stated on Tuesday. Even though the construction of a motorway or an expressway in regions with rampant unemployment can indeed have

Fico Inaugurates Jahnatek, Praises His Commitment to Energy Regulation

Fico Inaugurates Jahnatek, Praises His Commitment to Energy Regulation

Bratislava, July 25 (TASR) – Former economy and agriculture minister Lubomir Jahnatek belongs to a “stream of politicians and experts who’ve always stood for a strong regulatory framework”, Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said after inaugurating him as chairman of the regulatory authority URSO on Tuesday. Fico noted that Jahnatek

Government Okays Proposal to Appoint Jahnatek as URSO Head

Government Okays Proposal to Appoint Jahnatek as URSO Head

Bratislava, July 24 (TASR) – Former economy minister and current Smer-SD MP Lubomir Jahnatek is taking over the helm of energy regulator URSO as of Tuesday, July 25 after a proposal by the Economy Ministry to appoint Jahnatek to the role was approved by the Government on Monday. Jahnatek’s appointment

Unemployment Rate Down to 6.9 percent in June

Unemployment Rate Down to 6.9 percent in June

Bratislava, July 20 (TASR) – The unemployment rate in Slovakia stood at 6.9 percent in June, down by 0.45 percentage points (p.p.) month-on-month and by 2.55 p.p. year-on-year, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) general director Marian Valentovic announced at a press conference in