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Slovak PM: CEEC-China 16+1 Summits Not Designed to Disrupt EU's Unity

Slovak PM: CEEC-China 16+1 Summits Not Designed to Disrupt EU's Unity

Sofia, July 7 (TASR-correspondent) – Summits of 16 countries of the Central and Eastern Europe with China aren’t designed to disrupt the unity of the European Union, but they should instead be considered as a supplementary format to help these countries in their development, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)

Pellegrini: Slovakia Wants to Extend Broad-Gauge Track to Bratislava

Pellegrini: Slovakia Wants to Extend Broad-Gauge Track to Bratislava

Sofia, July 6 (TASR-correspondent) – Slovakia has an ambition to play a strategic role in the field of transport also in the future, Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) stated after a bilateral meeting with the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, which took place before a summit of 16 Central and

SPPK: Dividing Farmers into Categories of Size Fails to Reflect Reality

SPPK: Dividing Farmers into Categories of Size Fails to Reflect Reality

Bratislava, July 4 (TASR) – There are only two categories of farmers in Slovakia; they aren’t divided into farmers with small and large areas of land, but into farmers working the fields, barns, orchards, providing employment to people and producing foods with added value on one hand, and in sharp

Tender for Krivan-Mytna R2 Announced, Price No Longer its Sole Criterion

Tender for Krivan-Mytna R2 Announced, Price No Longer its Sole Criterion

Mytna, July 2 (TASR) – The National Highway Company (NDS) on Monday announced the first highway construction tender in which price is no longer the decisive criterion, but the quality of the expert team to take part in the construction, the cost of the road’s operation and the environmental burden

Pellegrini: We Agreed on Highest-ever Salary Hike in Public Sector

Pellegrini: We Agreed on Highest-ever Salary Hike in Public Sector

Bratislava, June 28 (TASR) – Salaries for public servants should increase by 10 percent on average as of next year, as Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD) and trade unions signed a declaration on higher-level collective agreement in the public sector for 2019 and 2020 on Thursday. “We’ve sealed the results

Number of Holidaymakers in Slovakia Up by 4.4% Y-o-Y in 1Q18

Number of Holidaymakers in Slovakia Up by 4.4% Y-o-Y in 1Q18

Bratislava, June 27 (TASR) – The number of tourists who decided to spend their holidays in Slovakia went up by 4.4 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018 to 1.2 million individuals accommodated in the country, TASR learnt from the Transport and Construction Ministry, which manages the tourism

Matecna: Over 150 km of New Urban Cycle Paths to Be Added in Slovakia

Matecna: Over 150 km of New Urban Cycle Paths to Be Added in Slovakia

Bratislava, June 22 (TASR) – Over 150 kilometres of new urban cycle paths will be added in the near future in Slovakia, along with new cycleparks and an automatic bike rental system, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (Slovak National Party/SNS) told a briefing on Friday, with national cycling