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Concerns Replace Enthusiasm for Jaguar Land Rover Investment in Nitra

Concerns Replace Enthusiasm for Jaguar Land Rover Investment in Nitra

Nitra, April 7 (TASR) – The initial enthusiasm about the arrival of luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover to Nitra has now turned into concerns among the locals amid considerations that a considerable part of the blue-collar staff at the plant might come from poorer countries, TASR learnt on Friday. While

Labour Ministry Defends Work for Benefits Policy

Labour Ministry Defends Work for Benefits Policy

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The policy that requires people on the receiving end of benefits to work on pain of losing the assistance was introduced with a nod to the discussion on the need to redress the absence of targeting in the social security system and its failure to encourage

Minister: More Salmonella Found in Brazilian Meat in Slovakia

Minister: More Salmonella Found in Brazilian Meat in Slovakia

Bratislava, April 5 (TASR) – Slovak veterinary inspectors have found more evidence of salmonella in chicken meat imported from Brazil, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) announced after the Cabinet session on Wednesday. The Salmonella Mbandaka bacteria was found in frozen Brazilian chicken liver

Kiska: Corruption at Highest Levels Exists

Kiska: Corruption at Highest Levels Exists

Bratislava, April 4 (TASR) – Corruption at the highest levels is hardly tangible and sophisticated, but it exists and those who claim otherwise are probably living in another world, Slovak President Andrej Kiska told students from the University of Economics (EUBA) in Bratislava on Tuesday. “It’s known that we have

Fico: Slovakia, Germany and Czech Republic Form EU Industrial Triangle

Fico: Slovakia, Germany and Czech Republic Form EU Industrial Triangle

Berlin/Bratislava, April 3 (TASR correspondent) – Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic will focus even more on further strengthening industry – the automotive industry in particular, concurred the leaders of the three countries – Robert Fico, Angela Merkel and Bohuslav Sobotka, respectively, in Berlin on Monday. The trilateral meeting in Berlin marking

UHS: Consumption of Domestic Poultry Not Rising Despite Scandals

UHS: Consumption of Domestic Poultry Not Rising Despite Scandals

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – The consumption of domestic poultry in Slovakia isn’t rising, despite numerous scandals concerning imported birds, stated Slovak Poultry Breeders Union (UHS) director Daniel Molnar at a press conference on Monday in reference to the ongoing scandal surrounding Brazilian meat tainted with salmonella. Molnar pointed to

Economic Analysts: Membership in Schengen Area Vital for Slovakia

Economic Analysts: Membership in Schengen Area Vital for Slovakia

Bratislava, April 2 (TASR) – Membership in the Schengen Area is of key importance for Slovakia as a small country, analysts approached by TASR have concurred. Apart from making travelling for work and tourism easier, it also reduces costs and time in foreign trade, noted Slovenska sporitelna bank analyst Katarina Muchova.