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Slovalco to Shut Down Primary Aluminium Production by End of September

Slovalco to Shut Down Primary Aluminium Production by End of September

Ziar nad Hronom, August 17 (TASR) – The Slovalco aluminium plant in Ziar nad Hronom in Banska Bystrica region will definitely halt its production of primary aluminium by the end of September due to high electricity prices and insufficient compensation from the state, TASR learnt on Wednesday from company representative Peter

Miroslav Hlivak Won't Re-run for Post of Public Procurement Office Chairman

Miroslav Hlivak Won't Re-run for Post of Public Procurement Office Chairman

Bratislava, August 15 (TASR) – Head of the Public Procurement Office (UVO) Miroslav Hlivak won’t re-run for the post due to health reasons, TASR learnt a press conference held by Hlivak on Monday. After leaving the post of UVO chairman, Hlivak plans to rededicate himself to advocacy. “The deadline for

EcoMin: Oil Supplies to Slovakia through Southern Druzhba Oil Pipeline Restored

EcoMin: Oil Supplies to Slovakia through Southern Druzhba Oil Pipeline Restored

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – The problem that arose in the payment for the transport of oil to Slovakia has been eliminated, and at this moment oil deliveries continue through the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline to Slovakia, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. “There is no need to look

Ukraine Agrees to Oil-transport Solution Proposed by Slovnaft and MOL

Ukraine Agrees to Oil-transport Solution Proposed by Slovnaft and MOL

Bratislava, August 10 (TASR) – The Ukrainian transport company has responded positively to a proposal by (Bratislava oil refinery) Slovnaft and (Hungary’s) MOL for them to pay transit fees for transporting oil through the southern branch of the Druzhba pipeline, Slovnaft spokesman Anton Molnar announced on Wednesday. Slovnaft has already

Talks on Increasing Health-care Workers' Salaries to Continue on Monday

Talks on Increasing Health-care Workers' Salaries to Continue on Monday

Bratislava, August 9 (TASR) – Negotiations on increasing the salaries of health-care workers will continue at the Government Office on Monday (August 15), TASR was told by head of the Medical Trade Union (LOZ) Peter Visolajsky following the talks on Tuesday. Representatives of doctors and nurses didn’t receive a specific

Krajniak: Nearly €2.5 bn Paid Out from 'First Aid' Scheme During Pandemic

Krajniak: Nearly €2.5 bn Paid Out from 'First Aid' Scheme During Pandemic

Bratislava, August 5 (TASR) – Almost €2.476 billion was paid out from the so-called ‘First Aid’ scheme designed to maintain employment during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Labour, Social Affairs and the Family Minister Milan Krajniak (We Are Family) told a press conference on Friday, presenting a Social Policy Institute (ISP)

EC Approves Slovak Scheme to Support Intermodal Freight Transport

EC Approves Slovak Scheme to Support Intermodal Freight Transport

Brussels, August 4 (TASR-correspondent) – The European Commission (EC) on Thursday announced that it’s approved the allocation of €30 million as part of a Slovak scheme to support the transition of freight transport from exclusively road to combined road-rail transport and road-inland water transport. The intermodal freight transport support scheme