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Bratislava Airport Handled 44 percent More Passengers Y-o-Y in January

Bratislava Airport Handled 44 percent More Passengers Y-o-Y in January

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – Bratislava’s Milan Rastislav Stefanik Airport (BTS) handled 44 percent more passengers in January than it did in the same month of 2015, the airport’s spokesperson Veronika Sevcikova told TASR on Tuesday. According to Sevcikova, a total of 97,808 passengers used the airport in

Slovakia Managed to Completely Draw European Funds for Transport

Slovakia Managed to Completely Draw European Funds for Transport

Slovakia has made use of 100 percent of European Funds designated for transport from Operational Programme Transport, with over €3.7 billion thus invested in the transport sector since 2007, the Transport, Construction and Regional Development Ministry has stated. “The ministry set the complete use of European Funds as its

SNS Programme: Special Tax on Monopolies and Banks Needed

SNS Programme: Special Tax on Monopolies and Banks Needed

Bratislava, February 2 (TASR) – Whatever the government following the March 5 election looks like, it should introduce special taxation of monopolies and banks at a rate of at least 6 percent of their incomes, the Slovak National Party (SNS) states in its election programme. The most recent example of how

Staff at PPS Group Detva to Get Late Bonuses, Strike Scrapped

Staff at PPS Group Detva to Get Late Bonuses, Strike Scrapped

Detva, January 30 (TASR) – The staff at engineering company PPS Group Detva (Banska Bystrica region) won’t go on strike as of Monday as originally planned, after the company’s management and trade unions signed an agreement on a somewhat later payment of salary bonuses for December, TASR learnt on

Slovak Agriculture Funding Highest Ever in 2014-20 Programme Period

Slovak Agriculture Funding Highest Ever in 2014-20 Programme Period

Bratislava, January 29 (TASR) – The highest amount of money ever will flow to Slovak agriculture within the EU’s 2014-20 programme period, the Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry announced on Friday. Compared to the previous period of 2007-13, this is a €377-million increase, noted the ministry. One significant change in

Mihok: Slovak Economy in Good Shape in 2016

Bratislava, January 28 (TASR) – At the dawn of 2016, the Slovak economy seems to be in good condition both in terms of public finances and basic macroeconomic parameters, Slovak Trade and Industry Chamber (SOPK) chair Peter Mihok said at a press conference on Thursday. SOPK presented its 2016 economic prognosis

€79 million Up for Grabs in Expanding Preschools

€79 million Up for Grabs in Expanding Preschools

Nitra, January 28 (TASR) – The Agriculture and Regional Development Ministry on Thursday issued a call for applications whereby municipalities can seek subsidies towards boosting the capacity of preschools under their bailiwick, TASR learnt on the same day. This is the third such call. The previous two calls were worth €9.