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Deposits on PET Bottles and Cans to Be Introduced in Slovakia as of 2022

Deposits on PET Bottles and Cans to Be Introduced in Slovakia as of 2022

Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) – Deposits on single-use beverage packages should be introduced in Slovakia as of 2022, according to a bill sponsored by the Environment Ministry and approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday. In line with the law, a PET bottle could be handed back in exchange for around 12

Danko: State Would Save by Paying Thirteenth Salaries to Civil Servants

Danko: State Would Save by Paying Thirteenth Salaries to Civil Servants

Bratislava, May 28 (TASR) – Payout of bonuses in the form of levy and tax-exempt thirteenth salary will save money to entrepreneurs, as well as to the state administration, Parliamentary Chairman and Slovak National Party (SNS) leader Andrej Danko told a news conference on Tuesday, adding he will seek the use

Italian Clothing Producer Shuts Down Production in Svidnik

Italian Clothing Producer Shuts Down Production in Svidnik

Svidnik, May 24 (TASR) – Italian-owned clothing producer I.C.A. will soon dismiss all of its staff at a factory in Svidnik in the underdeveloped Presov region, as it’s decided to move production to Serbia, but it says it plans to transform the plant into a logistics centre as

SaS Proposes to Classify E-additives in Four Categories in EU

SaS Proposes to Classify E-additives in Four Categories in EU

Bratislava, May 22 (TASR) – Slovak opposition party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), which is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament, proposed on Wednesday to classify in the EU the so-called E-additives to food into four categories – A, B, C and D – according to

Pellegrini: Many US Companies Plan to Develop Their Activities in Slovakia

Pellegrini: Many US Companies Plan to Develop Their Activities in Slovakia

Washington, May 3 (TASR-correspondent) – According to Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD), all US companies he has met during his visit of the USA are very pleased with their activities in Slovakia. “Many of them intend to continue developing their activities and might even plan to increase the number of

Survey: Firms' Efforts to Boost Employee Productivity Can Backfire

Survey: Firms' Efforts to Boost Employee Productivity Can Backfire

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – Companies’ attempts to boost the productivity of their staff may well backfire by actually drowning their employees’ working potential, as 61 percent of respondents working in non-production sectors have revealed in a survey that they’d need to slow down their pace in order to deliver

Country's Energy Security Ensured, Slovakia Has Oil for 92.6 Days

Country's Energy Security Ensured, Slovakia Has Oil for 92.6 Days

Bratislava, April 26 (TASR) – The country’s energy security is ensured, Slovakia has at its disposal, if necessary, oil reserves for 92.6 days, with Slovnaft refinery being in operation and processing oil, and oil carrier – Transpetrol – closely co-ordinating the process with shipping companies and consumers to resume deliveries, Slovnaft