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SaS Plans Changes in Public Procurements and to Scrap State Stimuli

SaS Plans Changes in Public Procurements and to Scrap State Stimuli

Bratislava, February 17 (TASR) – The opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party wants to push for all tenders for orders even with a low value – i.e. over €50,000 – to be published on a mandatory basis and to introduce preliminary market consultations for all higher-value orders, SaS representatives told a

NATO to Use Slovak Communications Technologies

NATO to Use Slovak Communications Technologies

Bratislava, February 14 (TASR) – NATO will use Slovak communication technologies in its operations, as a Slovak company called Aliter Technologies has won a tender to supply information and communications technologies for the Communications Gateway Shelters system at the NATO Communication and Information Agency, TASR learnt from Aliter Technologies general director

Transport Minister Ersek Not Happy with Bill to Scrap Motorway Vignettes

Transport Minister Ersek Not Happy with Bill to Scrap Motorway Vignettes

Bratislava, February 13 (TASR) – Minister of Transport and Construction Arpad Ersek (Most-Hid) disapproves of the proposal to scrap motorway vignettes and, on the contrary, would like to hike them up, seeing as they have remained at the same rate for years, TASR learnt on Thursday. Ersek pointed out that abolishing

Matecna: Self-sufficiency in Egg Production Is in State's Strategic Interest

Matecna: Self-sufficiency in Egg Production Is in State's Strategic Interest

Bratislava, February 7 (TASR) – Increasing social pressure to stop production of hen eggs from cage farming creates the risk that Slovak eggs will disappear from shops in the future, said Agriculture Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS). Therefore, she initiated the agreement on co-operation with

Fico: Smer Wants to Tackle Lack of Doctors in Slovakia

Fico: Smer Wants to Tackle Lack of Doctors in Slovakia

Banska Bystrica, January 18 (TASR) – If Smer-SD makes it into the new government following the February 29 general election, it will focus on three main issues – support for pensioners and for young families, and the growing lack of doctors in the country, said party chairman Robert Fico at a programme

Pellegrini: EU Countries Have Right to Choose Own Energy Mix

Pellegrini: EU Countries Have Right to Choose Own Energy Mix

Prague, January 16 (TASR correspondent) – EU-member states should have the right to their own energy mix and technological neutrality, said Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini following a meeting of prime ministers of the Visegrad Four (V4) countries (Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary) and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz on

Pellegrini: Cuts to Road Tax in Works, Aimed to Bolster Competitiveness

Pellegrini: Cuts to Road Tax in Works, Aimed to Bolster Competitiveness

Bratislava, January 13 (TASR) – The Government will draft a bill to cut road tax in such a way so as to bolster the competitiveness of Slovak road carriers within the region, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) stated after meeting with striking representatives of Slovak Hauliers’ Union (UNAS) and Road Hauliers