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SOPK Unhappy about Government Manifesto, It’s Too Vague

SOPK Unhappy about Government Manifesto, It’s Too Vague

Bratislava, April 14 (TASR) – The Government Manifesto appears rather disappointing, as it contains too few specific measures while most of real issues are only suggested to be debated, without any proper commitment of planning to introduce them, according to Slovak Trade and Industry Chamber (SOPK) chairman Peter Mihok. In a

U.S. Steel to Dismiss another 29 People as of May

U.S. Steel to Dismiss another 29 People as of May

Kosice, April 14 (TASR) – Following the scrapping of 29 white-collar jobs as of April 1, U.S. Steel Kosice is making another 29 people redundant as part of its organisational changes effective as of May 1, TASR learnt on Thursday. “U.S. Steel Kosice management is undertaking steps related to

FinStat: 168 Slovak Companies Have Stakeholders from Panama

FinStat: 168 Slovak Companies Have Stakeholders from Panama

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Business Registry features 168 Slovak companies with stakeholders from Panama, and the total income of these companies reaches around €38 million a year at the moment, reads the latest analysis of specialised website FinStat against the background of the Panama Papers scandal. “As many

Cabinet: 2,686 People Found Working Illegally in 2015

Cabinet: 2,686 People Found Working Illegally in 2015

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – According to a report that the Cabinet discussed at its session on Wednesday, as many as 2,686 people were found to be illegally employed by 1,448 employers in 2015, an increase of 15.03 percent year-on-year. Supervisory authorities carried out 23,698 checks aimed

SPPK Promoting Five Priorities for New Government Manifesto

SPPK Promoting Five Priorities for New Government Manifesto

Bratislava, April 5 (TASR) – Slovakia’s Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK) on Tuesday submitted to new Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (SNS) a list of five priorities to be included in the new Government Manifesto, TASR learnt on the same day. “Our basic priorities have been drafted in

Bratislava Airport Handled 38 percent More Passengers Y-o-Y in 1Q16

Bratislava Airport Handled 38 percent More Passengers Y-o-Y in 1Q16

Bratislava, April 1 (TASR) – Milan Rastislav Stefanik Airport in Bratislava (BTS) handled almost 298,000 passengers in the first three months of 2016, which was a 38-percent increase year-on-year, the airport’s general director Ivan Trhlik announced on Friday. “If the geopolitical situation doesn’t change significantly, Bratislava Airport is

NBS: Slovak Economy Should Rise by 3.2 percent in 2016

NBS: Slovak Economy Should Rise by 3.2 percent in 2016

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – According to the latest mid-term prediction of the Slovak central bank (NBS), Slovakia’s economy should rise by 3.2 percent this year, by 3.3 percent next year and by 4.2 percent in 2018, TASR learnt on Tuesday. Investments in the public sector increased