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EU cycling support topped second half
Applicants drew more than half of the funds in the first programme round.
Voluntary choice of distrainors eliminated
Justice Ministry counted around 3.6 million outstanding distrainments in the Slovak courts at the end of 2016.
Slovakia remains unknown in convention business
Ten MICE events in 2017 should bring almost €6.5 million to Bratislava.
Robots are coming to Slovak industry
There are already more than 1 million robots registered throughout the world.
External IT providers take over more services
Medium-sized Slovak companies still outsource via specialists, larger firms transition to end-to-end supply of dedicated services.
Malware forces Slovak internet
One of the latest threats was a fake clone of the Financial Administration’s website.
Use railways, reduce air pollution
If state authorities want to shift people from cars to trains, they must dispatch more trains and improve services, experts say.
EU opens e-payment market to IT giants
People should benefit from stronger competition, faster and cheaper payments and higher security.
E-cars get the green light
In Slovakia, 168 electric cars sold in 2016. After the government introduced a subsidy, there have already been 97 applications so far in 2017.
New levy to raise insurance premiums
Rates may rise only marginally for some types of insurance, but others could increase by 15 percent or more, experts say.
Economy seeks new blood outside EU
Slovakia is currently among EU countries with the lowest proportion of foreigners.
State insulation falls behind expectations, ministry widens support
Only 134 homeowners in the first round and 62 in the second applied for a subsidy via the insulation programme.
Slovak agriculture faces changes
While self-sufficient in milk, beef, poultry, eggs and sugar, sector lags in pork, fruits and vegetables.
Startups open for business
Biggest challenges: investments, human resources and expansion into new markets.
French food producers still show little interest in Slovakia
The French are known for their food, but not in Slovakia.
Authorities change Slovensko.sk, without procurement tender
National agency directly chose GlobalTel and Swan Mobile, companies that also supply the whole public information system, for the new investment.
Are university tuition fees likely to be introduced?
Payment schemes exist in Hungary and Romania where schools offer free education only to students with the best results.
New gas storage facility in pipeline near Nitra
Slovakia seeks more gas connections with neighbours.
Whistleblower law underused so far
A total of 20 whistleblowers applied for protection and five protection performances expired between early 2015 and late September 2016.
Criticised transport terminal grows near Nitra
While no one is using a one-year-old terminal near Žilina, the state begins building another one for the new automotive plant near Nitra.
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- Slovak app developers play the global market
- Brits in Slovakia: We won’t go
- E-cars are waiting for the right moment
- New support for e-cars to reduce pollution
- New alliance will catch the fast-moving battery wave
- British investors are coming to Slovakia, regardless of Brexit
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- Volkswagen Slovakia posts strong 2024 results despite tariff threat
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- A diplomat who thrives on building bridges…and making things happen
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
- What abides: Giving a shit
- Flats in Bratislava are getting smaller, otherwise no one would buy them
- Strange romance: Slovak leaders’ affection for Russia has yo-yoed
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- From Mexico to Slovakia – finding a new life Audio
- A paper that wasn’t supposed to last
- Bratislava satellite town breaks records and keeps expanding
- News digest: Bear suspected of killing man in central Slovakia
- News digest: 350 brown bears to be culled as Slovakia declares emergency
- We are partners, friends and Allies
- Slovak dad drops everything for son’s NHL debut — even a flight
- Foot-and-mouth outbreak hits major Slovak cattle farm near Austrian and Czech borders Photo
- The Slovak-American who wants the world to witness the quality of Slovak wines
- France and Slovakia: Believing, loving, and working together
- Then … Now
- Last Week: As disease spreads, Fico no longer insists on a “different opinion”
- Trading McDonald’s for the front lines
- Dialects: can west understand east?
- News digest: Thousands march as Fico stands by “Russian-style” NGO bill Photo
- Slovakia clings to its gas transit dream, even as pipelines burn
- Volkswagen Slovakia posts strong 2024 results despite tariff threat
- Syrian about to finally finish hotel in Bratislava started 17 years ago
- Číž spa water once even sent to USA
- 3 free things to do in Bratislava in the next seven days
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