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Economy Minister Ziga Visits Samsung Electronics in Galanta

Economy Minister Ziga Visits Samsung Electronics in Galanta

Galanta, August 16 (TASR) – Economy Minister Peter Ziga (Smer-SD) visited Samsung Electronics Slovakia on Thursday in order to support important exporters, TASR learnt on the same day. The minister met top representatives of the company, discussing current developments in the Slovak economy, the business environment, the energy sector as well

PM Pellegrini Opens Agrokomplex, Talking about Optimistic Crop Expectations

PM Pellegrini Opens Agrokomplex, Talking about Optimistic Crop Expectations

Nitra, August 16 (TASR) – Over 650 exhibitors from 12 countries are presenting themselves in an area of over 55,000 square metres at the 45th annual international agriculture and food fair Agrokomplex that was opened in Nitra on Thursday, said Agrokomplex director Branislav Borsuk, adding that the return to nature

Bratislava Airport Processed Highest-ever Number of Passengers in July

Bratislava Airport Processed Highest-ever Number of Passengers in July

Bratislava, August 15 (TASR) – M.R. Stefanik Airport in Bratislava processed 349,720 passengers in July of this year (both arrivals and departures), which was the highest number of passengers to be treated in a single month since the beginning of the airport’s operation in 1951, airport general director

Analysts: Slovakia and Eurozone Shouldn't Suffer from Turkish Crisis Yet

Analysts: Slovakia and Eurozone Shouldn't Suffer from Turkish Crisis Yet

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – Slovakia and the eurozone as a whole shouldn’t be directly affected by the Turkish economic crisis at the moment, but Europe’s economy can feel certain effects via banks, especially Spanish, Italian and French ones, which have significant claims in the country, analysts told TASR

Klub 500: Cabinet Should Cut Tax-levy Burden of Low-income Employees

Klub 500: Cabinet Should Cut Tax-levy Burden of Low-income Employees

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – The Government should focus on reducing the tax-levy burden imposed on employees with low incomes, Klub 500, an association of companies employing at least 500 people, stated on Tuesday. The association added that it welcomed the coalition’s efforts to communicate with employers about the issue

Food Inspectors Found Flaws in 9.4% of Cases in First Half of 2018

Food Inspectors Found Flaws in 9.4% of Cases in First Half of 2018

Bratislava, August 14 (TASR) – Food inspectors conducted 25,000 food checks over the first six months of 2018 and found shortcomings in 2,363 cases, representing 9.4 percent, stated Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (SNS) at a press conference on Tuesday with Slovak Veterinary and Food Administration

Analyst: Slovakia Lacking in Food Self-sufficiency

Analyst: Slovakia Lacking in Food Self-sufficiency

Bratislava, August 13 (TASR) – Slovakia is far from being a self-sufficient country in terms of food, as the volume of food exports is one third lower than that of imports, said Slovak Farming Cooperative analyst Eva Sadovska on Monday. According to Sadovska, relative self-sufficiency doesn’t mean that all food