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Slovakia Launches Major Inspections of Brazilian Meat amid Scandal

Slovakia Launches Major Inspections of Brazilian Meat amid Scandal

Bratislava, March 21 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry has launched via the State Veterinary and Food Directorate major inspections aimed at all animal products imported from Brazil in response to the rotten meat scandal in the South American country, Zuzana Peiger Acjakova from the ministry’s press

Slovakia Preparing Cross-border Test Track for Self-driving Cars

Slovakia Preparing Cross-border Test Track for Self-driving Cars

Bratislava, March 20 (TASR) – The Government along with partners from the private and academic sectors is preparing a project involving a cross-border test track for automakers and car suppliers of advanced technologies as part of Slovakia’s objective to participate actively in the testing of inter-connected and autonomous vehicles in

Richter: Total Number of Registered Unemployed at Nine-Year Low

Richter: Total Number of Registered Unemployed at Nine-Year Low

Bratislava, Mach 20 (TASR) – Positive developments in unemployment are continuing in Slovakia, stated Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Jan Richter (Smer-SD), adding that the Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Centre is, nevertheless, preparing further projects to enhance the creation of new jobs. “The registered unemployment rate has

Stats Office: Average Salary in Industry Up 5.7% Y-o-Y to €984 in January

Stats Office: Average Salary in Industry Up 5.7% Y-o-Y to €984 in January

Bratislava, March 16 (TASR) – The average nominal monthly salary in industry in January 2017 increased on an annual basis by 5.7 percent to reach €984, while the most significant leap in salary was observed in restaurants and pubs – by 11.7 percent to €440, the Slovak Statistics Office reported

Hreha: We've Gone Back Ten Years with Water Supply Prices

Hreha: We've Gone Back Ten Years with Water Supply Prices

Kosice, March 15 (TASR) – The price of water supplies remains at the level seen in 2016, water management company serving eastern Slovakia Vychodoslovenska vodarenska spolocnost announced on Wednesday. The firm’s general director Stanislav Hreha claims that a decision not to introduce a double-component price requested by the company has

Ziga: New URSO Law Presented to Ministries for Comments

Ziga: New URSO Law Presented to Ministries for Comments

Bratislava, March 15 (TASR) – An Economy Ministry-sponsored amendment to the Regulation of Network Industries Act was presented for inter-ministerial comments on Wednesday in order to present it to Parliament later this month, Economy Minister Peter Ziga announced on the same day. The amendment is envisaged to enter into force as

Inflation in February Mainly Driven Up by Prices of Foodstuffs

Inflation in February Mainly Driven Up by Prices of Foodstuffs

Bratislava, March 14 (TASR) – The rise in consumer prices in February was mainly propelled by an increase in the prices of foodstuffs, with an increase in the prices of used vehicles also at play, said analysts on Tuesday in response to the pick-up in inflation in February. Consumer prices increased