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Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Growth Decelerated to 2 percent in 2Q19

Stats Office: Slovakia's GDP Growth Decelerated to 2 percent in 2Q19

Bratislava, September 6 (TASR) – Slovakia’s economic growth decelerated in the second quarter of 2019 to 2 percent year-on-year, a development that was down mainly to slumps in industry and exports, which were offset by growth in domestic demand, the Statistics Office reported on Friday. The dynamics of Slovakia’s

Pellegrini Opens Agrokomplex Fair, Pledges More Support for Slovak Food

Pellegrini Opens Agrokomplex Fair, Pledges More Support for Slovak Food

Nitra, August 22 (TASR) – More than 650 exhibitors from 12 countries are presenting themselves at the 46th Agrokomplex international agriculture and food fair, which was opened in Nitra on Thursday. The main theme of this year’s Agrokomplex – ‘From Slovak Fields to Your Plate’ – is emphasised in a programme aimed

Kalavska and Pellegrini Launch Demolition Work in Razsochy

Kalavska and Pellegrini Launch Demolition Work in Razsochy

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) launched demolition work on the bare frame of the unfinished hospital building in Bratislava-Razsochy on Tuesday. “Again, we’re a step closer to Bratislava having, for the first time in many years, a

Food Inspectors Found Flaws in 6.4 percent of Checks in First Half of 2019

Food Inspectors Found Flaws in 6.4 percent of Checks in First Half of 2019

Bratislava, August 8 (TASR) – In the first half of 2019, the so-called ‘food cobra’ carried out 30,001 food inspections from primary production to store counters, finding flaws in 6.4 percent of the checks, said Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS) at a press

New ASFV Cases Reported in Two Villages of Trebisov District

New ASFV Cases Reported in Two Villages of Trebisov District

Trebisov, August 7 (TASR) – African swine fever virus (ASFV) has increased by two more cases in Trebisov district (Kosice region), with the occurrence of the disease being recorded in the villages of Somotor and Rad, which lie close to the first two occurrences of the infection in the villages of

Fico Wants to Implement Formula for Increasing Minimum Wage

Fico Wants to Implement Formula for Increasing Minimum Wage

Bratislava, July 31 (TASR) – Head of Smer-SD Robert Fico wants to hold talks with the Slovak National Party (SNS) and Most-Hid on implementing a mechanism for increasing the minimum wage, which, according to Smer, shouldn’t be lower than 60 percent of the average in Slovakia. The party is preparing

Trade Unions Reject Mass Redundancies at U.S. Steel Kosice

Trade Unions Reject Mass Redundancies at U.S. Steel Kosice

Kosice, July 30 (TASR) – OZ KOVO Trade Union rejects the large-scale layoffs that were announced this month by the management of Kosice-based steel mill U.S. Steel, TASR learnt from OZ KOVO trade union chair Emil Machyna and U.S. Steel trade union leader Juraj Varga on Tuesday. Until March