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Pociatek: Finding Strategic Partner for Bratislava Airport Best Solution

Pociatek: Finding Strategic Partner for Bratislava Airport Best Solution

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – The most reasonable solution for securing development of the Milan Rastislav Stefanik Airport in Bratislava (BTS), currently under the remit of the state, is finding a strategic partner, Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Jan Pociatek told TASR on Thursday. Several candidates for partnership have already

Motor Journalists: 2016 Car of the Year in Slovakia Is Opel Astra

Motor Journalists: 2016 Car of the Year in Slovakia Is Opel Astra

Bratislava, February 18 (TASR) – The Opel Astra has become the 2016 Car of the Year in Slovakia, as decided by a jury of 15 motor journalists, jury chairman Lubos Kriz informed TASR on Thursday. The runner-up is the Skoda Superb, while in third place is the Suzuki Vitara. According to

Analysts: Schengen Disintegration Would Damage Slovakia's Exports

Analysts: Schengen Disintegration Would Damage Slovakia's Exports

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – A possible disintegration of the Schengen area would significantly damage Slovakia’s export competitiveness, as it is among six EU countries with their foreign trade within Schengen representing more than 70 percent of the overall foreign trade balance. According to an analysis released by UniCredit Bank

KDH: European Money Far From Free of Charge

KDH: European Money Far From Free of Charge

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – Money from EU funds are far from being free, said Christian Democrat/KDH MP Pavol Zajac at a press conference in Bratislava on Wednesday, when he criticised the commercial on EU funds called ‘Good News for Slovakia’, TASR learnt on the same day. Dozens of representatives

Pociatek Can Sign Construction Contract for Bratislava Bypass

Pociatek Can Sign Construction Contract for Bratislava Bypass

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – At its session on Wednesday the Government gave its final approval to Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Jan Pociatek to sign a contract for the construction of a motorway bypass around Bratislava via a PPP project. According to a Cabinet resolution, Pociatek should sign the

LOT to Launch Regular Warsaw-Kosice Flights

LOT to Launch Regular Warsaw-Kosice Flights

Kosice, February 16 (TASR) – The Polish carrier LOT will launch a regular flight connection between Warsaw and Kosice six days a week as of March 29, LOT communications director Adrian Kubicki told journalists in Kosice on Tuesday. According to the timetable, outbound flights from Kosice are scheduled regularly for 5.

First Trams Cross Bratislava's Old Bridge as Part of Safety Tests

First Trams Cross Bratislava's Old Bridge as Part of Safety Tests

Bratislava, February 16, (TASR) – Two trams crossed Bratislava’s Old Bridge on Tuesday morning for the first time since the bridge’s reconstruction as part of technical-safety tests carried out by public city transport company Dopravny Podnik Bratislava (DPB) on the route between Safarik Square and the borough of Petrzalka.