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Bureaucracy crushes small and medium companies

Small businessmen spend about one month per year on red tape. This costs them €1,651.
An almost 250-metre long snake made from about 700 sheets of forms and documents small and medium-sized companies need to... |
| Bratislava, 12.10.2017 |
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Fines for companies issuing meal vouchers confirmed

The firms will have to pay thousands of euros for signing two cartel agreements.
The council of the Antimonopoly Office (PMÚ) confirmed that fines have been raised against five companies issuing, distributing... |
| Bratislava, 11.10.2017 |
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The number of Slovaks working abroad is decreasing

Slovaks returning from abroad are taking one quarter of the new jobs created by Slovakia’s economy
Slovaks working abroad for a short-term period are returning home and finding jobs in Slovakia. Analysts of... |
| Bratislava, 10.10.2017 |
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Slovaks look at what they eat

Several farmers in Slovakia produce BIO quality food, but there is space for improvement.
The European bio product market is growing and Slovakia is not an exception. There are farmers producing food with the... |
| Bratislava, 09.10.2017 |
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Czech Republic faces glass ceiling challenge in economic catch up with Western European

This week Radio Prague staged a special debate about Czech economic convergence with the most developed West European economies. While other Central European countries have almost caught up the Czechs, it has... |
| Prag, 07.10.2017 |
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Minister Kažimír presents a new budget

According to the draft budget, the Slovak government is planning a deficit of 0.83 percent.
For 2018, the cabinet is calculating a deficit of 0.83 percent, reduced from this year’s 1.29 percent. This stems... |
| Bratislava, 05.10.2017 |
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Fight against corruption still theory

The prime minister promises a fight against corruption, but the public would rather welcome concrete measures.
Several cases from the past few years have proven that the protection of whistleblowers in... |
| Bratislava, 04.10.2017 |
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Companies bear an aggregate regulatory burden of €12 billion annually

Employers complain about rising regulatory and administrative burden
The long-term costs of the regulatory and administrative burden are significant barriers to business development in Slovakia, according to... |
| Bratislava, 03.10.2017 |
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Slovakia worsened in economic freedom ranking

The Index of Economic Freedom shows that Slovakia has worsened, ranking at 53.
Out of 159 countries compared in the Index of Economic Freedom, the Slovak Republic ranked at 53rd. This means its position has... |
| Bratislava, 02.10.2017 |
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New education minister cancels controversial EU-fund call for research

The new education minister scrapped the dubious legacy of her predecessor, the call for proposals to support research and development.
Education Minister Martina Lubyová (an SNS nominee) scrapped a... |
| Bratislava, 30.09.2017 |
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