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Kia Trade Unionists Declare Strike Alert

Kia Trade Unionists Declare Strike Alert

Teplicka nad Vahom, April 10 (TASR) – KOVO trade union KIA Zilina announced a strike alert on Tuesday after failing to agree with the management of carmaker Kia Motors Slovakia on an amendment to the 2018 collective agreement. According to KOVO trade union KIA Zilina chief Miroslav Chladek, the strike alert

SPPK: Farm Subsidies Make Foodstuffs Affordable

SPPK: Farm Subsidies Make Foodstuffs Affordable

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) – Farm subsidies aren’t provided solely in Slovakia, but also in other countries around the world, said Slovak Agricultural and Food Chamber (SPPK) chair Milan Semancik during his meeting with media on Tuesday. “Subsidies are provided in order to stabilise the incomes of farmers as such

Matecna to Meet Cheated Farmers in Kosice Next Thursday

Matecna to Meet Cheated Farmers in Kosice Next Thursday

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Gabriela Matecna (a Slovak National Party/SNS nominee) is initiating a meeting in Kosice next Thursday (April 12) with farmers who feel cheated with regards to the situation in the agricultural sector in eastern Slovakia, stated Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)

FinMin: Slovakia's State Budget Deficit at €454.9 million in Late March

FinMin: Slovakia's State Budget Deficit at €454.9 million in Late March

Bratislava, April 3 (TASR) – Slovakia’s state budget posted a deficit of €454.9 million at the end of March, €117.9 million lower than the deficit for the same period last year, the Finance Ministry reported on Tuesday. Both state budget incomes and expenditures reported a growth as of

VP: VUPOP Employees Framed as Scapegoats in Agricultural Scandals

VP: VUPOP Employees Framed as Scapegoats in Agricultural Scandals

Bratislava, March 29 (TASR) – Employees of the Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute (VUPOP) have become scapegoats in the investigation into potential agricultural subsidies fraud in eastern Slovakia, Rural Platform (VP) president Lucia Gallova said on Thursday. Gallova spoke in response to Tuesday’s (March 27) press conference held by

Court Rules that Uber Must Stop Operating and Mediating Taxi Service

Court Rules that Uber Must Stop Operating and Mediating Taxi Service

Bratislava, March 27 (TASR) – The company Uber must stop operating its taxi service in Slovakia, as it uses persons and vehicles that fail to meet requirements set by Slovak legislation, TASR learnt from the Civic Association of Licensed Taxi Drivers (OZKT) on Tuesday. Uber is not allowed to mediate its

Survey: 63% of Foreign Companies Positively Assess Slovakia's Economic Situation

Survey: 63% of Foreign Companies Positively Assess Slovakia's Economic Situation

Bratislava, March 26 (TASR) – A survey presented at a press conference by the Slovak-German Trade and Industry Chamber (SNOPK) on Monday showed that the current economic situation in Slovakia was evaluated positively by 63 percent of the foreign companies polled, up by 18 percent compared to a year ago. Only