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Sulik: Economy Ministry Determined to Draw All EU Funds in Entirety

Sulik: Economy Ministry Determined to Draw All EU Funds in Entirety

Ruzomberok, May 20 (TASR) – The Economy Ministry is determined to draw all Eurofunds completely by the end of the current budgetary period, Economy Minister Richard Sulik (SaS) declared after his meeting with regional governors in Ruzomberok (Zilina region) on Thursday. Also broached at the meeting was the acquisition of regional

Dolezal Presents Cross-border Bike Sharing Project in Komarno

Dolezal Presents Cross-border Bike Sharing Project in Komarno

Bratislava, May 17 (TASR) – The cross-border KOMBIbike project is a model example of how shared bicycles can help not only town residents, but also tourists, Transport Minister Andrej Dolezal (a We Are Family nominee) said when presenting the project together with Komarno (Nitra region) mayor Bela Keszegh and national cyclo-coordinator

Foreign-trade Deficit in Farming Products Down by 24.1% Y-o-Y in Jan-Feb

Foreign-trade Deficit in Farming Products Down by 24.1% Y-o-Y in Jan-Feb

Bratislava, May 16 (TASR) – Slovakia’s foreign trade with farming and food products in January and February posted a deficit of €212.6 million, which was 24.1 percent less year-on-year, TASR was told by Matej Korpas from the Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber’s (SPPK) press department. Trade-balance deficits

Matovic: No Other Way to Help U.S. Steel Kosice Than through Decarbonisation

Matovic: No Other Way to Help U.S. Steel Kosice Than through Decarbonisation

Bratislava, May 14 (TASR) – There is no other way to help the U.S. Steel Kosice steelworks than through decarbonisation, that is the replacement of blast furnaces with electric ones, Vice-premier and Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) said at a press conference on Friday, where he informed about the results

Coalition: Families in Need Will Be Given €333 per Child

Coalition: Families in Need Will Be Given €333 per Child

Bratislava, May 12 (TASR) – The coalition presented its own proposal to help families, announcing the move at a press conference during the Government meeting on Wednesday. Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) stated that families in need will receive €333 per child, emphasising that the aid agreed by the coalition is

IFP: Industry Up, Consumption Down in Early 2021

IFP: Industry Up, Consumption Down in Early 2021

Bratislava, May 11 (TASR) – While domestic consumption in Slovakia was high and industry down in the first wave of COVID-19 a year ago, the two have swapped their positions in 2021, the Finance Ministry’s Institute for Finance Policy (IFP) observed on Tuesday. An increase of revenues in retail in

Premier: Important for Slovakia to Move to Innovation via Skills

Premier: Important for Slovakia to Move to Innovation via Skills

Porto, May 7 (TASR-correspondent) – It is important for Slovakia to move towards innovation and work with higher added value, which won’t be possible without skills, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) told journalists during a summit of leaders of the European Union member states in Porto, Portugal on Friday.