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Police raid Váhostav
THE POLICE entered two buildings of the construction company Váhostav on April 22, one in Bratislava and one in Žilina where it resided in the past.
Váhostav-SK threatens with bankruptcy proceeding if restructuring suspended
THE SLOVAK government will attempt to interrupt the ongoing restructuring of the Váhostav-SK construction company which should be concluded on April 30, Prime Minister Robert Fico announced after a working meeting with representatives of the self-employed and construction companies at Government Office on April 18.
European police coordinate speed checks on roadways
AS MANY as 22 European countries, including Slovakia, measured car speeds in locations recommended by citizens on April 16 as a part of preventive event called the Speed Enforcement Marathon, the Sme daily reports.
Bus companies rethink loss-making routes
Gov’t plan to discount rail prices spurs drop in bus passengers.
Students designing solar car to compete in Australia
STUDENTS of Žilina University and the Bratislava-based Academy of Fine Arts and Design (VŠVU) have teamed up on the Solar Team Slovakia to design an ultralight electric vehicle powered by direct solar energy. They want to enroll the car in the World Solar Challenge in Australia in 2017.
Boats on the Danube may speed up commuting to Bratislava
THE RECENTLY introduced Danubebus project may soon enable residents three municipalities south of Bratislava situated near the Danube River to commute to Bratislava by boat.
RegioJet cites growth since 2012
THE CZECH railway carrier RegioJet claims it has tripled the number of passengers using the Bratislava-Komárno route since it took over from the state railway operator Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ZSSK) three years ago.
Mixed results in Slovak air travel
THE TWO biggest airports in Slovakia, in Bratislava and Košice, saw opposite developments last year. While air traffic stagnated in the capital, Košice was one of the five fastest growing airports in Europe last year. New routes and the arrival of more low-cost carriers have some industry experts hoping for more growth in 2015.
Private railway operator may come
THE RAILWAY track between Bratislava and Banská Bystrica may see a private carrier soon. The Transport Ministry led by Ján Počiatek is preparing a tender for companies to operate the train line on this track.
Bratislava transport unions warn of strike
THE PROPOSED budget for the city of Bratislava, if approved, could result in a reduction in the salaries of employees of Bratislava Public Transport Company (DPB), redundancies and threats to the regular maintenance of public transport vehicles, three chairpersons of trade union branches operating at DPB said on April 7.
Ryanair opens new base in Bratislava
IRISH low-cost airline Ryanair has opened a base at Bratislava’s M. R. Štefánik Airport after nearly 10 years of operating flights to and from Bratislava on March 30.
Váhostav to clear fraction of debt as part of restructuring
CONSTRUCTION company Váhostav-SK is planning to pay just a third of the money it owes to fellow construction companies and self-employed individuals, which would amount to some €15.7 million, the company’s head Marian Moravčík told a press conference on March 24, the TASR newswire reported.
State carrier to cut InterCity trains
STATE-owned railway carrier ZSSK will cut the number of InterCity (IC) trains on the Bratislava-Žilina-Košice route from the current 41 to 25 in response to what ZSSK calls a price war launched by private carrier RegioJet, TASR reported on March 24.
Fuel prices in Slovakia drop slowly
DRIVERS in Slovakia pay higher prices for fuels than the regional average. Moreover, they see the changes with the biggest delay among the entire central European region.
RegioJet train derails at Bratislava’s main station
THE DERAILING of an InterCity RegioJet train in Bratislava’s main station March 16 left several wagons damaged. The state railway company in charge of Slovakia’s rail network, Železnice SR (ŽSR) managed to remove the remnants, the Sme daily reported on March 17.
Lidl to build giant warehouse
GERMAN retail chain Lidl will build one of its biggest distribution warehouses in Europe this year near Sereď.
Cargo signs deal on wagons sale
THE STATE-run freight railway company ZSSK Cargo signed a deal on the sale and purchase of wagons with the winner of the competition, Swiss firm Ahaus-Alstätter Eisenbahn Cargo AG (AAE).
Union scraps strike alert after pay-rise agreement
REPRESENTATIVES of the KOVO trade union and the Bus Transport Association (ZAD) agreed on a guaranteed pay-rise of 2.5 percent in bus transport, the trade union's chief Emil Machyna said after talks on February 27. This agreement has managed to avert the strike alert and the threat of general strike planned for future.
KOVO union announces strike alert for bus companies
KOVO trade union announced a strike alert of employees of bus companies over what they called a stand-off following bargain talks on pay increases.
ZSSK Cargo negotiates with Swiss
The sale of ZSSK Cargo’s wagons to Swiss company Ahaus Alstatter Eisenbahn Cargo has not been completed yet and negotiations are going on, even though it was originally expected that the deal would be closed in June, the Sme daily wrote.
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