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Brussels to cover three Slovak highway projects
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) will pay for the construction of three highway projects in Slovakia.
Police investigate ferry tender scandal
THE POLICE have launched an investigation into the €25 million contract for ferry transport across the Danube River.
Bids for Bratislava bypass below state estimate
Envelopes with bids for the design, construction and operation of the bypass were opened.
Transport Ministry considers withdrawal from train dispute
THE STATE may cancel the InterCity (IC) trains of the state-owned rail carrier Železničná Spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) in response to claims that RegioJet will stop running trains on the Bratislava-Košice line.
Free trains reduce long-distance bus transport
Individual transport by passenger cars remains a challenge in Slovakia.
Drive from Bratislava to Košice shorter
Over 60 kilometres of the cross-country highway connecting Bratislava and Košice are still missing.
RegioJet to retreat from prime route
THE PRIVATE rail passenger carrier RegioJet is abandoning the prime Bratislava-Košice route, complaining about unfair competition and below-cost fares from the state-owned rail carrier Železničná Spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK).
RegioJet to leave Bratislava-Košice line
Private rail passenger carrier RegioJet will stop running trains on the Bratislava-Košice route.
Transport plan is off to a rough start
TRAVELLING around Bratislava Region with just one ticket is the main idea behind the integrated transport system project which recently entered its third phase.
Pobeda launches sale of tickets for Bratislava-Moscow route
RUSSIAN airline Pobeda launched the sale of tickets for its new route between Bratislava-Moscow on November 12, the TASR newsire reported on the same day.
New R2 expressway section opens
THE APPROXIMATELY 10-kilometre section of the R2 expressway section between Pstruša and Kriváň (Banská Bystrica Region) was ceremonially opened for the driving public on November 10.
RegioJet establishes new bus service to Vienna
CZECH private carrier RegioJet will launch new bus service between Bratislava, Schwechat airport and Vienna on November 18.
Air Dispatch CLC in Bratislava
BRITISH company Air Dispatch CLC is to open a new centralised control facility in Bratislava, in January 2016. It will be the third centralised centre of the company for controlling cargo, after expansion to Prague and Warsaw.
Industrial real estate primed for growth
Bratislava region still leads the market.
Tender for train route Bratislava-Banská Bystrica launched
THE TRANSPORT Ministry on November 6 opened a tender for train service between Bratislava and Banská Bystrica which could improve the current connection as early as next year. The tender for 1.5 million train kilometres will be effective for 10 years.
Better bus routes to Austria
BUS lines, including improving old ones and creating completely new ones, should help connect the border regions of Slovakia and Austria, as well as improve the availability of the Vienna airport for Slovak cities other than the capital.
Firms turn to customers’ needs
The current situation is good, but economic developments must be observed.
Liberalisation of rail market continues
Free travel boosts ZSSK prospects amid increased competition.
Election season green lights highway
A WAVE of ribbon-cutting ceremonies and the opening of new highways has been an unambiguous signal that parliamentary elections are coming since the times of three-time PM Vladimír Mečiar, who even paid the German supermodel Claudia Schiffer to accompany him while opening a short stretch of highway back in 1998.
RegioJet may withdraw Bratislava-Košice route
UNLESS the issue of InterCity (IC) trains, operated at a loss by state-owned ZSSK carrier, on the Bratislava-Košice line is resolved, private Czech railway carrier RegioJet stands ready to abandon its servicing of the route as early as mid-December 2015.
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