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Two Major Bids Allegedly Presented to U.S. Steel for Kosice Steelworks

Two Major Bids Allegedly Presented to U.S. Steel for Kosice Steelworks

Kosice/Bratislava, December 5 (TASR) – The Economy Ministry stated on Monday that it is watching closely the situation at U.S. Steel Kosice amid media reports that some major investors have presented bids to the American company for its steelworks in eastern Slovakia. Nonetheless, the Economy Ministry itself doesn’t

Kissova: Energy Union Project Perceived Positively among EU Countries

Kissova: Energy Union Project Perceived Positively among EU Countries

Bratislava, December 2 (TASR) – The Energy Union project is perceived in a positive way, stated Parliamentary economic affairs committee chair Jana Kissova (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) after a meeting of chairs of the Economic Affairs Committees on the Energy Union, which took place in Bratislava on Friday as part of

Moedas: €2 billion to Be Spent by EU on Energy Innovation

Moedas: €2 billion to Be Spent by EU on Energy Innovation

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – As much as €2 billion will be spent by the EU on energy innovation, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation Carlos Moedas announced at an international conference entitled ‘SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference’ (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday. Moedas was outlining the European Strategic Energy

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Ziga: EU Members Need to Be Allowed to Set Their Own Energy Mix

Bratislava, December 1 (TASR) – EU-member states need to be able to define their own energy mix in line with their national conditions, said Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) at the international SET Plan-Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) in Bratislava on Thursday. Ziga was referring to the so-called winter energy package,

Stefanec: EP Supports Legislation for Developing EU Breweries

Stefanec: EP Supports Legislation for Developing EU Breweries

Brussels, December 1 (TASR-correspondent) – The beer brewing industry in the EU has experienced some harsh times, but it’s been going through some interesting structural changes recently, said Slovak MEP Ivan Stefanec (Christian Democratic Movement/KDH) at the Beer Serves Europe conference in Brussels on Wednesday, TASR learnt on Thursday.

Fico: Education Becomes Winner of Contest for 2017 Budget

Fico: Education Becomes Winner of Contest for 2017 Budget

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – The education sector has become the winner of a contest for money from the 2017 state budget, with spending in this area being up by €300 million compared to 2016, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday. Moreover, teachers’ salaries will go up by 6 percent

Parliament Passes Law of the Year, Deficit to Drop to 1.29% of GDP in 2017

Parliament Passes Law of the Year, Deficit to Drop to 1.29% of GDP in 2017

Bratislava, November 29 (TASR) – The public finance deficit should reach 1.29 percent of GDP in 2017, while it should drop to 0.44 percent in 2018 and switch to a surplus of 0.16 percent in 2019, according to the state budget draft for next year approved by Parliament