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PAS: Entrepreneurs Feel Worsening of Business Conditions in Slovakia

PAS: Entrepreneurs Feel Worsening of Business Conditions in Slovakia

Bratislava, February 28 (TASR) – Entrepreneurs are still dissatisfied with the development of the business environment in Slovakia, and they evaluated it negatively also in the final quarter of 2016, Slovak Business Alliance (PAS) CEO Peter Kremsky told a news conference in Bratislava on Tuesday. The business environment index (IPP) set

V4 Summit to Debate Imports of Low Quality Food from Western Europe

V4 Summit to Debate Imports of Low Quality Food from Western Europe

Trnava, February 27 (TASR) – Warsaw will host an extraordinary summit of the prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries on Thursday, March 2, Slovak Premier Robert Fico announced on Monday. The summit will bring together the heads of government of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to discuss

PKS: Slovak Stores Sell Enough Quality Groceries on Par with EU-15

PKS: Slovak Stores Sell Enough Quality Groceries on Par with EU-15

Bratislava, February 24 (TASR) – The Slovak Food Chamber (PKS) is assuring consumers that stores in Slovakia offer an ample range of foodstuffs that are on par quality-wise with items available on the shelves of stores in the EU’s original 15 member countries, TASR learnt from PKS director Jarmila Halgasova

President Kiska: Liptov Area has Great Potential

President Kiska: Liptov Area has Great Potential

Liptovsky Mikulas, February 23 (TASR) – The Liptov area has great potential: it has probably the best ski resort in Slovakia, the largest water reservoir, called Liptovska Mara, the biggest aquapark, and all this is very beneficial for tourism, President Andrej Kiska said following his meeting with Liptovsky Mikulas (Zilina region)

Hochtief Chief: Slovakia Lacking Concept for Highway Construction

Hochtief Chief: Slovakia Lacking Concept for Highway Construction

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – It’s necessary to construct another 1,000 kilometres of motorways and expressways in Slovakia, but the proper general concept of construction and funding is lacking to achieve this, construction company Hochtief SK director Miroslav Beka said on TABLET.TV on Thursday. “Nothing can be done

UPSVaR: 97,513 People Receiving Social Benefits in January

UPSVaR: 97,513 People Receiving Social Benefits in January

Bratislava, February 23 (TASR) – A total of 97,513 people were registered as receivers of social benefits in January, down by 17,062 people year-on-year and by 1,079 month-on-month, statistics from the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre (UPSVaR) revealed on Thursday. When other dependent family members of

Fico: State Energy Holding Will Be Strong on Financial Markets

Fico: State Energy Holding Will Be Strong on Financial Markets

Bratislava, February 21 (TASR) – The Government will draw up an amendment to the law on strategic companies aimed at boosting the position of the state in firms with its property involvement, said Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) after the Coalition Council session on Tuesday. “We want to use far more