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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.

Fico: State Announces First Round of Applications for Insulation Subsidy

Fico: State Announces First Round of Applications for Insulation Subsidy

Bratislava, February 16 (TASR) – Within a month the first 1,000 applicants will be able to submit official requests for subsidies for insulating their own houses, with the state announcing the first round of applications at a press conference at the Transport, Construction and Regional Development Ministry in Bratislava on

Hudak: EU Members Pressure EC to Act Pronto to Combat Dumping

Hudak: EU Members Pressure EC to Act Pronto to Combat Dumping

Brussels, February 15 (TASR) – Economy Minister Vazil Hudak served as one of main speakers at a conference on energy-intensive industries held by the European Commission in Brussels on Monday. The conference was held against the backdrop of mass protests by European trade unionists from the industrial sector who bemoan the

IFP: State to Collect €489 million more for 2015 than Estimated

IFP: State to Collect €489 million more for 2015 than Estimated

Bratislava, February 15 (TASR) – The state will collect €489 million more in taxes and levies for 2015 when compared to an estimate from October, according to a current tax prognosis that the Financial Policy Institute (IFP) of the Finance Ministry published at a press conference at the ministry on Monday.

Car Production Notches 30.4 percent Y-o-Y Growth in December

Car Production Notches 30.4 percent Y-o-Y Growth in December

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – Car production continued to serve as the main workhorse of the Slovak economy in December, recording a jump by 30.4 percent year-on-year, Slovenska Sporitelna bank analyst Katarina Muchova told TASR on Thursday. Meanwhile, Slovakia’s industrial production growth in December was also significantly facilitated by

SNOPK: Slovakia Must Further Work on Its Competitiveness

SNOPK: Slovakia Must Further Work on Its Competitiveness

Bratislava, February 11 (TASR) – Slovakia must work on its competitiveness in order to remain an attractive location for investments long term, member of the managing board at the Slovak-German Trade and Industry Chamber (SNOPK) Peter Lazar said at a press conference on Thursday. Lazar was speaking on behalf of seven

UHS: Eggs Hardly Profitable for Farmers, Retail Chains Feathering Nests

UHS: Eggs Hardly Profitable for Farmers, Retail Chains Feathering Nests

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Egg production in Slovakia is hardly making any profits for primary producers, while retailers are collecting tidy profit margins, Lubomir Urban, press secretary of the Poultry Breeders Union (UHS) told at a press conference Wednesday. “Consumer prices of eggs last year were significantly influenced by profit