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Midia Agro to Build Dairy to Process Quarter of Slovak Milk Production

Midia Agro to Build Dairy to Process Quarter of Slovak Milk Production

Kolinany, February 29 (TASR) – British company Midia Agro plans to build a new dairy for milk processing near Nitra, with a memorandum of understanding signed by the company’s representative Norman Patrick Turner, Prime Minister Robert Fico and Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Lubomir Jahnatek at the Slovak Agriculture University

Valy Bridge in Kysuce to Become Tallest Bridge in Central Europe

Valy Bridge in Kysuce to Become Tallest Bridge in Central Europe

Svrcinovec, February 27 (TASR) – The Valy bridge, which should be part of the D3 motorway in the traditional region of Kysuce in northern Slovakia, will become the tallest bridge in Central Europe after its completion, TASR learnt on According to National Highway Company (NDS) general director Milan Gajdos, the 84-metre

Kiska: New Government Must Tackle Problems in Agriculture

Kiska: New Government Must Tackle Problems in Agriculture

Spisske Hanusovce, February 26 (TASR) – The government that will emerge from the general election next week should make a comprehensive analysis of problems in agriculture and begin tackling them, said President Andrej Kiska in Spisske Hanusovce (Presov region) at a meeting with representatives of agricultural companies from across Slovakia on

New Railway Carrier Arriva Slovakia to Begin Operating Trains

New Railway Carrier Arriva Slovakia to Begin Operating Trains

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – A new passenger rail carrier is coming to Slovakia, private company Arriva Slovakia, which will start operating trains on March 5, railway administrator Slovak Railways (ZSR) informed TASR on Friday. Arriva Slovakia will become the fourth carrier on the Slovak railway network, along with private firms

Average Monthly Unemployment Benefit in Slovakia at €344.49 in 2015

Average Monthly Unemployment Benefit in Slovakia at €344.49 in 2015

Bratislava, February 26 (TASR) – Social insurer Socialna poistovna (SP) paid a total of €158.6 million in 2015 to its insurees who complied with the terms for obtaining unemployment benefit, SP spokesman Peter Visvader informed TASR on Friday. The average monthly sum per unemployed person was €344.49, more than

Stromcek: Preparation of Site for Jaguar Plant Progressing Well

Stromcek: Preparation of Site for Jaguar Plant Progressing Well

Nitra, February 25 (TASR) – All work related to preparing the construction site for a future Jaguar Land Rover plant in Nitra is progressing on schedule, Government proxy for strategic industrial parks Viktor Stromcek said while visiting the site with Premier Robert Fico on Thursday. “We’re keeping everything that we

Pociatek: D3 Section Svrcinovec-Skalite to Be Finished this Year

Pociatek: D3 Section Svrcinovec-Skalite to Be Finished this Year

Svrcinovec/Visnove, February 25 (TASR) – The construction of a 12-kilometre section of the D3 motorway Svrcinovec-Skalite (Zilina region) is going according to schedule and will open by the end of the year, announced Transport, Construction and Regional Development Minister Jan Pociatek on Thursday on site. “The section is one of