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Stats Office: Industry Up in December, But Slumped in Whole of 2020

Stats Office: Industry Up in December, But Slumped in Whole of 2020

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – Industrial production in Slovakia in December 2020 rose faster than in any other month of the year, but for the whole of 2020 the sector slumped by 9.1 percent when compared to 2019, the Statistics Office reported on Wednesday.Industrial output in Slovakia recovered in

Matovic Attends Online Summit with Xi, Protocol on Lamb Meat Export Signed

Matovic Attends Online Summit with Xi, Protocol on Lamb Meat Export Signed

Bratislava, February 9 (TASR) – This year will be one of co-operation in agricultural diversity between China and countries of Central and Eastern Europe, with Slovakia having signed a protocol on exports of lamb meat to China, Slovakia’s Government Office told TASR on Tuesday. The protocol was signed during an

Linhart: Whole World Could Envy Slovakia Its 'Food Traffic Light'

Linhart: Whole World Could Envy Slovakia Its 'Food Traffic Light'

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – A project called ‘food traffic light’, making part of an amendment to the Food Act, was passed earlier this week in Parliament by the votes of all 123 MPs present, with its author MP Patrick Linhart (We Are Family) claiming that “not only the entire Europe,

Slovak Foreign Minister Korcok Welcomes EU-Britain Trade Deal

Slovak Foreign Minister Korcok Welcomes EU-Britain Trade Deal

Bratislava, December 25 (TASR) – The fact that the EU and Britain were able to reach an agreement on their future trade relations on Christmas Eve is also a piece of good news for Slovakia and its people, Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Minister Ivan Korcok has stated. “Slovakia will promote

Sliac Airport Ends Civil Aviation, Lays Off 26 People

Sliac Airport Ends Civil Aviation, Lays Off 26 People

Sliac, December 16 (TASR) – Sliac airport (Banska Bystrica region) is ending its civil aviation operations after 84 years, meaning the loss of 26 jobs, airport CEO and chairman of its board of directors Roland Schaller told TASR on Wednesday. Sliac airport announced a mass layoff in this connection to the

NBS: Slovak GDP Estimated to Fall by 5.7 percent Y-o-Y in 2020

NBS: Slovak GDP Estimated to Fall by 5.7 percent Y-o-Y in 2020

Bratislava, December 16 (TASR) – The Slovak central bank (NBS) estimates that an economic slump of 5.7 percent of GDP year-on-year will be recorded in the country in 2020, with a revival of 5.6 percent y-o-y projected for 2021 and growth of 4.8 percent y-o-y for 2022, NBS

Stricter Rules for Ski Resorts Take Effect as of Monday

Stricter Rules for Ski Resorts Take Effect as of Monday

Bratislava, December 14 (TASR) – Conditions for hotels, ski lifts and cable cars have been tightened as of Monday. Based on the regulation issued by the Public Health Authority (UVZ), a negative test result for novel coronavirus not older than 72 hours is required from visitors to ski resorts older than