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Premier: State Has Already Spent almost €8 billion on Fighting Pandemic

Premier: State Has Already Spent almost €8 billion on Fighting Pandemic

Bratislava, July 9 (TASR) – The state has already spent almost €8 billion on fighting the novel coronavirus pandemic, which is a dizzying sum for our standards, said Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) in a speech marking the first one hundred days of his Government, adding that it’s been possible

Jozef Kiss to Be New Chief of Agricultural Payment Agency

Jozef Kiss to Be New Chief of Agricultural Payment Agency

Bratislava, June 30 (TASR) – Jozef Kiss will be the new general director of the Agricultural Payment Agency (PPA) as of July 1, Agriculture Minister Samuel Vlcan (an OLaNO nominee) announced during the Cabinet session on Wednesday. At the same time, the agriculture minister dismissed the present PPA chief Jaroslav Janos

KOVO Unionists: We Don't Want to Be Cheap Labour Force

KOVO Unionists: We Don't Want to Be Cheap Labour Force

Bratislava, June 26 (TASR) – Unionists want to regain back for the people the certainties, which have been taken away by the incumbent Government, KOVO Labour Unions Council head Emil Machyna stated at a public protest held in Bratislava on Saturday. According to Machyna, the unionists refuse to serve as a

NBS: Economy to Grow by 4.5 percent This Year, Recovery Continues

NBS: Economy to Grow by 4.5 percent This Year, Recovery Continues

Bratislava, June 22 (TASR) – The Slovak economy continues to recover and will grow by 4.5 percent this year, Slovak central bank (NBS) governor Peter Kazimir and NBS vice-governor Ludovit Odor stated on Tuesday at a press conference at which they presented a forecast of economic and monetary developments for

Von der Leyen: Slovakia's Recovery and Resilience Plan Gets Green Light

Von der Leyen: Slovakia's Recovery and Resilience Plan Gets Green Light

Bratislava, June 21 (TASR) – Slovakia’s recovery and resilience has been greenlighted, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen announced on Monday at a press conference in Bratislava, noting that the document meets set criteria and is ambitious. “I’m happy to announce that the European Commission decided to greenlight

Parliament Passes Amendment to State Budget Law

Parliament Passes Amendment to State Budget Law

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Parliament on Friday approved an amendment to the 2021 state budget law, with 79 of the 127 MPs present voting for the bill. Parliament dealt with the bill via a fast-tracked procedure. In line with the motion, the expenditures side of the budget will be hiked

Eustream Presents Plan for Green Hydrogen Production in Velke Kapusany

Eustream Presents Plan for Green Hydrogen Production in Velke Kapusany

Bratislava/Velke Kapusany, May 26 (TASR) – Semi-state company Eustream presented a new project involving hydrogen production from renewable sources to MPs of the parliamentary economic affairs committee at the compressor station in Velke Kapusany (Kosice region) on Wednesday, TASR learnt from company spokesman Pavol Kubik on the same day. “We