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European Commission Accuses ZSSK of Obstruction during Inspection

European Commission Accuses ZSSK of Obstruction during Inspection

Brussels/Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The European Commission (EC) in its preliminary view has accused the passenger rail carrier ZSSK Slovensko of preventing the EU authority from inspecting it in 2016, europa.eu website reported on Tuesday. The EC has sent a statement of objections to ZSSK claiming that the

NBS: Slovakia's GDP growth Should be 4 percent in 2018 and 4.5 percent in 2019

NBS: Slovakia's GDP growth Should be 4 percent in 2018 and 4.5 percent in 2019

Bratislava, September 25 (TASR) – The gross domestic product (GDP) should grow by 4 percent this year, 4.5 percent next year, and slow down to 4 percent in 2020, TASR learnt from the mid-term prognosis of the Slovak central bank (NBS) as presented on Tuesday by NBS governor Jozef Makuch,

IFP: Slovakia's GDP to Grow by 4.1% This Year; Up to 4.5% in 2019

IFP: Slovakia's GDP to Grow by 4.1% This Year; Up to 4.5% in 2019

Bratislava, September 20 (TASR) – Slovakia’s GDP growth will reach 4.1 percent this year and accelerate to 4.5 percent in 2019 thanks to automotive sector exports, before slowing down to 3.9 percent in 2020, according to the latest macroeconomic prognosis published by the Finance Ministry’s Financial

ZSSK Management to Compensate Passengers Out of Own Pocket

ZSSK Management to Compensate Passengers Out of Own Pocket

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – Passengers who ended up stuck for more than five hours on trains without any lights or access to toilets in early September, following the tearing down of an overhead line close to Bratislava main station, will become beneficiaries of extraordinary compensation that goes beyond the scope

Financial Administration President Frantisek Imrecze Resigns from his Post

Financial Administration President Frantisek Imrecze Resigns from his Post

Bratislava, September 19 (TASR) – At the session of the parliamentary financial committee where he came to explain the scandal involving Chinese goods-related customs frauds on Wednesday, Financial Administration (tax office) president Frantisek Imrecze announced he will resign from his post. Imrecze said he made the decision to resign on Wednesday,

Opposition Assists in Passing Pension Age Caps to Round 2 in House

Opposition Assists in Passing Pension Age Caps to Round 2 in House

Bratislava, September 18 (TASR) – A Smer-SD-sponsored constitutional bill on introducing caps for pension age, which potentially wouldn’t be allowed to exceed 64, was passed to the second round of discussions in Parliament on Tuesday. The draft was backed by 93 MPs of 145 present, including some Opposition lawmakers, for

Kiska: Objective Is to Become Less Dependent on Russian Gas

Kiska: Objective Is to Become Less Dependent on Russian Gas

Bucharest, September 18 (TASR-correspondent) – Connecting Europe by roads and railways as well as by gas pipelines to further unite Europe as a whole was the main topic discussed at the Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday, TASR learnt on the same day. Slovak President Andrej Kiska, who