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Fico: Quality of Cooperation between Gov't and ZMOS Exceptionally High

Fico: Quality of Cooperation between Gov't and ZMOS Exceptionally High

Bratislava, May 9 (TASR) – Cooperation between the Slovak Government and the Slovak Towns and Villages Association (ZMOS) is of excellent quality, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after meeting ZMOS chairman Michal Sykora and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) on Tuesday. “This

UNESCO Project to Help to Show Poloniny National Park to World

UNESCO Project to Help to Show Poloniny National Park to World

Nova Sedlica, May 7 (TSAR) – A UNESCO-sponsored micro-project is due to be launched in the autumn in the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians in order to unfold the largely hidden potential for tourism at the Poloniny National Park in north-eastern Slovakia, TASR learnt on Sunday. James Rebanks, a member

SaS: Some Government Measures to Improve Business Can actually Harm It

SaS: Some Government Measures to Improve Business Can actually Harm It

Bratislava, May 5 (TASR) – It’s high time to improve the business environment, stated Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) leader Richard Sulik at a news conference in Bratislava on Friday, praising the fact that the Government has realised the need for such steps. However, it’s the Smer-SD governments that

Ersek: Without Loosening Debt Brake We Won't Have Money for Highways

Ersek: Without Loosening Debt Brake We Won't Have Money for Highways

Bratislava, May 4 (TASR) – New tenders for the construction of highways can’t be announced before securing money for them, so it’s now necessary to wait for a proposal to appear in Parliament on releasing the public debt brake, Transport and Construction Minister Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) stated on Thursday.

Slovak Banking Sector's Profits Up by 21.2% Y-o-Y in 1Q17

Slovak Banking Sector's Profits Up by 21.2% Y-o-Y in 1Q17

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s banking sector posted profits of €165 million in the first quarter of 2017, up by 21.2 percent year-on-year, according to the latest statistics from the central bank (NBS). The Slovak Banking Association (SBA) in a commentary on Wednesday stated that these developments were

Matovic: State Loses €1 Million in Land Substitution

Matovic: State Loses €1 Million in Land Substitution

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – The Interior Ministry headed by Robert Kalinak (Smer-SD) has inked a disadvantageous contract on land substitution, allegedly depriving the state of around €1 million, stated Opposition OLaNO-NOVA MPs Igor Matovic and Veronika Remisova at a press conference on Wednesday. Referring partly to the information provided by

RRZ: Public Finances Heading towards Long-term Sustainability

RRZ: Public Finances Heading towards Long-term Sustainability

Bratislava, May 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s public finances are heading towards long-term sustainability, the Budgetary Responsibility Council (RRZ) states in its latest Report on Long-term Sustainability of Public Finance for 2016 presented by RRZ President Ivan Sramko at a news conference in Bratislava on Wednesday. The long-term sustainability indicator for