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Chovanec: EU Needs Europe-wide Industrial Policy Strategy

Chovanec: EU Needs Europe-wide Industrial Policy Strategy

Brussels, May 29 (TASR-correspondent) – Member states of the European Union called on the European Commission on Monday to produce a Europe-wide industrial policy strategy that will be aimed at protecting the interests of European industry, TASR learnt from Slovak Economy Ministry State Secretary Rastislav Chovanec on the same day. Speaking

EU Commission to Ask Council to Sanction Talks on Nord Stream 2

EU Commission to Ask Council to Sanction Talks on Nord Stream 2

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – The European Commission will present for approval to the Council of the EU in the next few days a mandate for itself to engage in talks with Russia on constructing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Commission Vice-president for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic told TASR on

Fico: Foreign Firms Should Say Clearly If They've Encountered Corruption

Fico: Foreign Firms Should Say Clearly If They've Encountered Corruption

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – Large foreign businesses should make it clear whether or not they’ve encountered corruption or non-transparent practices while operating in Slovakia, said Prime Minister Robert Fico after receiving key investors at the Government Office in Bratislava on Monday. Turning to Slovakia’s future and its position

Fico: Cabinet Eyeing Unemployment Rate of Less than 7 percent

Fico: Cabinet Eyeing Unemployment Rate of Less than 7 percent

Bratislava, May 19 (TASR) – The Government is looking to cut the unemployment rate in Slovakia to below 7 percent post-haste, said Prime Minister and Smer-SD party chairman Robert Fico at a press conference on Friday. “Our strategic goal is to reach, as soon as possible, an unemployment rate that starts

Kiska Vetoes Legislation Amending Expropriation Proceedings

Kiska Vetoes Legislation Amending Expropriation Proceedings

Bratislava, May 18 (TASR) – President Andrej Kiska has vetoed legislation designed to enable the state to start a certain amount of construction work on land on which future highways and other roads are to be built even before it’s expropriated, TASR learnt from the President’s Office on Thursday.

Two Companies in Dubnica Marking 80 Years of Engineering

Two Companies in Dubnica Marking 80 Years of Engineering

Dubnica nad Vahom, May 18 (TASR) – Dubnica-based engineering companies ZVS Holding and ZTS Special are returning pride and honour to the defence industry, which used to form an irreplaceable part of the country’s industry in the past, stated Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) in Dubnica nad Vahom (Trencin region)

Stats Office: EU-harmonised Inflation at 0.8 Percent in April

Stats Office: EU-harmonised Inflation at 0.8 Percent in April

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) – EU-harmonised inflation in Slovakia stood at 0.8 percent year-on-year in April, the Slovak Statistics Office announced on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the average harmonised inflation rate for the 12-month period ending in April 2017 amounted to zero. As for monthly developments in April, the index of consumer